Modeling clouds and radiation for the November 1997 period of SHEBA using a column climate model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D6, 1999, Pages 6661-6678

  Pinto, James O ^a,c   Curry, Judith A ^a,c   Lynch, Amanda H ^a,c   Persson, P O G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0033608668     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02517     Document Type: Article

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