Intercomparison and validation of snow albedo parameterization schemes in climate models

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 351-362

  Pedersen, Christina A ^a   Winther, Jan Gunnar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CLIMATE MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; SNOW;

EID: 27244435245     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-005-0037-0     Document Type: Article

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