Implications of microphysics for cloud-radiation parameterizations: Lessons from TOGA COARE

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 161-183

  Iacobellis, Sam F ^a   Somerville, Richard C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SATELLITES;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; SINGLE-COLUMN MODEL (SCM);

CLOUDS;

CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 0034651225     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<0161:IOMFCR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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