A simple diagnostic calculation of marine stratocumulus cloud cover for use in general circulation models

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Mochizuki, Takashi ^a   Miyama, Toru ^a   Awaji, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDS; DIFFUSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE;

CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUD COVER; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HEAT TRANSFER; MOISTURE TRANSFER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRATOCUMULUS; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPOSPHERE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST);

EID: 34249650584     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007223     Document Type: Article

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