A cloud-resolving model with the radiation scheme based on the Monte Carlo method

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 47-48, Issue , 1998, Pages 437-459

  Koračin, Darko ^a   Isakov, Vlad ^a   Mendez Nuñez, Luis ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SHORTWAVE RADIATION;

EID: 0345294398     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(98)00033-7     Document Type: Article

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