Cloud simulations with the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology general circulation model ECHAM4 and comparison with observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 9335-9350

  Chen, C T ^a   Roeckner, Erich ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD AMOUNT; CLOUD PARAMETERS; ECHAM4; GCM;

EID: 0031465653     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03718     Document Type: Review

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