A fast, flexible, approximate technique for computing radiative transfer in inhomogeneous cloud fields

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 13, 2003, Pages

  Pincus, Robert ^a   Barker, Howard W ^b   Morcrette, Jean Jacques ^c  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c EuropeanCtrMed RangeWthrForecasts   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Global models; Inhomogeneous clouds; Monte Carlo; Radiative transfer; Subgrid scale variability

Indexed keywords

CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 0742270233     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003322     Document Type: Article

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