Numerical simulations of altocumulus using a cloud resolving model and a mixed layer model

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 47-48, Issue , 1998, Pages 461-474

  Liu, Shuairen ^a   Krueger, Steven K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTOCUMULUS; CLOUD MODEL; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL;

EID: 0345726033     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(98)00034-9     Document Type: Article

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