The sensitivity of long-wave radiation fields and the response of a GCM to water-vapour continuum absorption

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 125, Issue 556, 1999, Pages 1383-1406

  Zhong, Wenyi ^a   Haigh, Joanna D ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Broad band radiation model; Clear sky radiation; General circulation model; Infrared radiation

Indexed keywords

CLEAR SKY; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INFRARED RADIATION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0032815716     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55613     Document Type: Article

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