A simple moist tropical atmosphere model: The role of cloud radiative forcing

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2086-2092

  Tian, Baijun ^a   Ramanathan, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; HEATING; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPOSPHERE;

BAROCLINIC MODES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLOUD; MODELING; RADIATION;

CLOUD; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; RADIATIVE FORCING; TROPICAL REGION;

EID: 0042847360     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<2086:ASMTAM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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