Model clouds as seen from space: Comparison with geostationary imagery in the 11-μm window channel

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 712-722

  Chevallier, F ^a   Kelly, G ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORECASTING; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; MONITORING; STORMS;

GRID POINTS;

WEATHER SATELLITES;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; METEOSAT;

EID: 0036509492     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2002)130<0712:MCASFS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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