Examination of new CERES data for evidence of tropical Iris feedback

Journal of Climate

Volumn 15, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 3719-3726

  Chambers, Lin H ^a   Lin, Bing ^a   Young, David F ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; FEEDBACK; RAIN; TROPICS;

RADIATIVE FLUXES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLOUD; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0037116322     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2002)015<3719:EONCDF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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