Comparison of model predicted cloud parameters and surface radiative fluxes with observations on the 100 km scale

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 109-130

  Van Meijgaard, E ^a   Andrae U ^b   Rockel, B ^c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 0035533834     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007030170021     Document Type: Article

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