Combining ERBE and ISCCP data to assess clouds in the Hadley Centre, ECMWF and LMD atmospheric climate models

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 905-922

  Webb, M ^a   Senior, C ^a   Bony, S ^a   Morcrette, J J ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE FORCING; CLOUD COVER; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 0034791589     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820100157     Document Type: Article

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