Long-term behavior of cloud systems in TOGA COARE and their interactions with radiative and surface processes. Part II: Effects of ice microphysics on cloud-radiation interaction

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 3177-3195

  Wu, Xiaoqing ^a   Hall, William D ^a   Grabowski, Wojciech W ^a   Moncrieff, Mitchell W ^a   Collins, William D ^a   Kiehl, Jeffrey T ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; HEAT FLUX; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

CLOUD-RADIATION INTERACTION; CLOUD-RESOLVING MODEL (CRM); MICROPHYSICS;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; ICE;

EID: 0033567624     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<3177:LTBOCS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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