Refinement of the geophysical fluid dynamics laboratory solar benchmark computations and an improved parameterization for climate models

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 43-50

  Freidenreich, S M ^a   Ramaswamy, V ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEAR SKY; CLIMATE MODELING; FLUID DYNAMICS; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 27144512972     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005471     Document Type: Review

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