What causes partial cloudiness to form in multilayered midlevel clouds? A simulated case study

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Falk, Michael J ^a   Larson, Vincent E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CLOUDS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RESEARCH AIRCRAFT;

CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRATIFORM CLOUD; STRATOCUMULUS; TURBULENCE;

EID: 34547813729     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007666     Document Type: Article

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