Continental liquid water cloud variability and its parameterization using Atmospheric Radiation Measurement data

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Kim, Byung Gon ^a,b   Klein, Stephen A ^a,c   Norris, Joel R ^d  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD WATER; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [OKLAHOMA (STT)]; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 25844475129     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005122     Document Type: Article

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