Tripleclouds: An efficient method for representing horizontal cloud inhomogeneity in 1D Radiation schemes by using three regions at each height

Journal of Climate

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2352-2370

  Shonk, Jonathan K P ^a   Hogan, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; MICROWAVE DEVICES; OPTICAL RADAR;

ALBEDO BIAS; CONSTANT SCALING FACTOR; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; EFFICIENT METHODS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; IN-HOMOGENEITY; INTERNAL HEATING; LONG WAVES; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; OPTICAL DEPTHS; RADIATIVE FLUXES; TOP-OF-ATMOSPHERE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

ALBEDO; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; RADIATION BUDGET; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE;

CHILBOLTON; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HAMPSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 48749123389     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JCLI1940.1     Document Type: Article

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