Improved techniques for evaluating GCM cloudiness applied to the NCAR CCM3

Journal of Climate

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2540-2550

  Norris, J R ^a   Weaver, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR COMPENSATION; EVALUATION; METEOROLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

CLOUDINESS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLOUD COVER; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; OPTICAL DEPTH;

EID: 0035874662     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<2540:ITFEGC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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