Evaluation of the daylight cycle of model-predicted cloud amount and condensed water path over Europe with observations from MSG SEVIRI

Journal of Climate

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1749-1766

  Roebeling, R A ^a   van Meligaard, E ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CLIMATES; CLIMATE MODELS; CLOUD AMOUNTS; CLOUD PROPERTIES; COASTAL AREAS; CONDENSED WATERS; DIURNAL CYCLES; ICE WATERS; LIQUID WATERS; MEAN VALUES; METEOSAT-8; OBSERVATIONAL DATUM; OCEAN SURFACES; SOLAR NOONS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; SPINNING ENHANCED VISIBLE AND INFRARED IMAGER; SUMMER MONTHS;

COASTAL ZONES; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; LIGHTING; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY;

HYDRAULIC MODELS;

CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; DIURNAL VARIATION; METEOSAT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 65449141268     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JCLI2391.1     Document Type: Article

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