Evaluating climate model simulations of tropical cloud

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 308-327

  Ringer, Mark A ^a   Allan, Richard P ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 3843146374     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2004.00061.x     Document Type: Article

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