Effects of alternative cloud radiation parameterizations in a general circulation model

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 107-114

  Lee, Wan Ho ^a   Somerville, Richard C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 2842517939     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-0107-6     Document Type: Article

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