The representation of water vapor and its dependence on vertical resolution in the Hadley center climate model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 14, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 3065-3085

  Pope, V D ^a   Pamment, J A ^a   Jackson, D R ^a   Slingo, A ^a  

^a Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGRADATION; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VAPORS;

WATER VAPORS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLEAR SKY; CLIMATE MODELING; LONGWAVE RADIATION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0035878098     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<3065:TROWVA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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