Comparison of model fluxes with surface and top-of-the-atmosphere observations

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 128, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 3839-3852

  Chevallier, F ^a   Morcrette, J J ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LONGWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION BUDGET; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0034535428     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2001)129<3839:COMFWS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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