Reproducing cloud microphysical and irradiance measurements using three 3D cloud generators

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 133, Issue 624 PART A, 2007, Pages 765-780

  Schmidt, K Sebastian ^a   Venema, Victor ^b   Di Giuseppe, Francesca ^c   Scheirer, Ronald ^d,e   Wendisch, Manfred ^f   Pilewskie, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c Servizio IdroMeteorologico Bologna   (Italy)

^d Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut   (Sweden)

^e GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^f JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D radiative transfer; Cloud model; Cloud variability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POWER SPECTRUM; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

CLOUD FIELDS; CLOUD REPRODUCTION TECHNIQUES; CLOUD VARIABILITY;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; HISTOGRAM; IRRADIANCE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; STRATOCUMULUS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORFOLK [ENGLAND]; NORWICH; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34250024618     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.53     Document Type: Article

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