Impact of an improved longwave radiation model, RRTM, on the energy budget and thermodynamic properties of the NCAR community climate model, CCM3

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D11, 2000, Pages 14873-14890

  Iacono, Michael J ^a,c   Mlawer, Eli J ^a,c   Clough, Shepard A ^a,c   Morcrette, Jean Jacques ^b  

^a ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^c Atmosph and Environmental Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; ENERGY BUDGET; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; LONGWAVE RADIATION;

EID: 0033792434     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900091     Document Type: Article

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