A seasonal cycle simulation over eastern Asia and its sensitivity to radiative transfer and surface processes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D6, 1999, Pages 6403-6423

  Giorgi, Filippo ^a,d   Huang, Yan ^b   Nishizawa, Keiichi ^c   Fu, Congbin ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^c CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^d ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SEASONALITY;

(EAST); ASIA;

EID: 0033608690     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD200052     Document Type: Article

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