Improved radiative transfer calculations from information provided by bulk microphysical schemes

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1846-1858

  Petch, J C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAUPEL; ICE CRYSTAL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SNOW; WATER DROPLET;

EID: 0031671496     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<1846:IRTCFI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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