A comparison of three different modeling strategies for evaluating cloud and radiation parameterizations

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 127, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1967-1984

  Ghan, Steven J ^a   Leung, L Ruby ^a   Mccaa, James ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 0033393366     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1999)127<1967:ACOTDM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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