Evaluation of a cloud system life-cycle simulated by the Meso-NH model during FAXTEX using METEOSAT radiances and TOVS-3I cloud retrievals

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 126, Issue 566, 2000, Pages 1735-1750

  Chaboureau, J P ^a   Cammas, J P ^a   Mascart, P ^a   Pinty, J P ^a   Claud, C ^a   Roca, R ^a   Morcrette, J J ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Cloud system; FASTEX; Mesoscale model; METEOSAT; Satellite; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD; FASTEX; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; METEOSAT; TOVS;

EID: 0033867896     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49712656609     Document Type: Article

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