Multidecadal changes in near-global cloud cover and estimated cloud cover radiative forcing

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1-17

  Norris, Joel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COVER; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; DECADAL VARIATION; RADIATION BUDGET;

EID: 21244471430     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005600     Document Type: Article

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