Cloud radiative forcing in Pacific, African, and Atlantic tropical convective regions

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 3192-3202

  Futyan, J M ^a   Russell, J E ^a   Harries, J E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATOLOGY; RAIN; SATELLITES; WIND;

CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; CONVECTIVE REGIONS;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; LONGWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION BALANCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 4444372227     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<3192:CRFIPA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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