The temperature dependence of the liquid water path of low clouds in the southern great plains

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 3465-3486

  Del Genio, A D ^a   Wolf, A B ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WEATHER SATELLITES;

BAROCLINIC WAVES; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; DECADAL CLIMATE CHANGE; LIQUID WATER PATH; NEGATIVE CLOUD OPTICS FEEDBACK;

CLOUDS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; OPTICAL DEPTH; WATER CONTENT;

GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034298220     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<3465:TTDOTL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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