Cloudnet: Continuous evaluation of cloud profiles in seven operational models using ground-based observations

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 883-898

  Illingworth, Anthony J ^a   Hogan, R J ^a   O'Connor, E J ^a   Bouniol, D ^b   Brooks, M E ^c   Delanoe J ^b   Donovan, D P ^d   Eastment, J D ^e   Gaussiat, N ^c   Goddard, J W F ^e   Haeffelin, M ^f   Klein Baltinik, H ^d   Krasnov, O A ^g   Pelon, J ^b   Piriou, J M ^h   Protat, A ^b   Russchenberg, H W J ^g   Seifert, A ⁱ   Tompkins, A M ^j   van Zadelhoff, G J ^d   Vinit, F ^h   Willen, U ^k   Wilson, D R ^c   Wrench, C L ^e   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^e RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^f LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^g DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^h MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

ⁱ DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^j EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^k SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADIOMETERS;

CEILOMETERS; CLIMATE MODELS; CLOUDNET ANALYSIS; GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS;

CLOUDS;

EID: 34548040817     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-88-6-883     Document Type: Article

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