Characterization of errors in cirrus simulations from a cloud resolving model for application in ice water content retrievals

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 59-60, Issue , 2001, Pages 393-417

  Benedetti, A ^a   Stephens, G L ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud resolving model observation intercomparisons; Covariance matrices; Ice cloud microphysics retrievals; Model error analysis

Indexed keywords

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; ICE CRYSTAL; MODEL VALIDATION;

EID: 18144444842     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(01)00127-2     Document Type: Article

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