Evaluation of the Met Office global forecast model using Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) data

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 133, Issue 629 B, 2007, Pages 1993-2010

  Allan, Richard P ^a   Slingo, Anthony ^a   Milton, Sean F ^b   Brooks, Malcolm E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Cloud; Numerical weather prediction; Radiative processes; Satellite data

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS;

GEOSTATIONARY EARTH RADIATION BUDGET; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; RADIATIVE PROCESSES; SATELLITE DATA;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

AEROSOL; CLOUD COVER; LONGWAVE RADIATION; METEOSAT; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIATION BUDGET; SATELLITE DATA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF GUINEA;

EID: 38849190624     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.166     Document Type: Article

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