Effects of cloud vertical structure on atmospheric circulation in the GISS GCM

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3010-3029

  Wang, Junhong ^a,c   Rossow, William B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^c UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION;

CLOUDS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HADLEY CELL;

EID: 0032216219     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<3010:EOCVSO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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