Application of three-dimensional solar radiative transfer to mountains

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 21, 2006, Pages

  Chen, Yong ^a,b   Hall, A ^a   Liou, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR RADIATION; TOPOGRAPHY;

ALBEDO; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MOUNTAIN; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 34347246361     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007163     Document Type: Article

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