The role of cloud radiative forcing in the Asian-Pacific summer monsoon

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 623-642

  Wu, Chi Hua ^a   Kau, Wen Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asian Pacific Summer Monsoon; Cloud Radiative Forcing; GCMs

Indexed keywords

CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; LONGWAVE RADIATION; MONSOON; OPTICAL DEPTH; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SUMMER; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 35649028440     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2007.18.3.623(A)     Document Type: Article

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