A comparison of two bulk microphysical schemes and their effects on radiative transfer using a single-column model

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 123, Issue 542, 1997, Pages 1561-1580

  Petch, J C ^a,b   Craig, G C ^a   Shine, K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cirrus cloud; Ice microphysics; Parametrization; Tropical cloud clusters

Indexed keywords

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 0031417215     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49712354206     Document Type: Review

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