A revised cloud overlap scheme for fast microwave radiative transfer in rain and cloud

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2257-2270

  Geer, Alan J ^a   Bauer, Peter ^a   O'Dell, Christopher W ^b  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PROFILE; CLOUD FRACTION; CLOUD OVERLAP; DIFFERENT FREQUENCY; EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; MICROWAVE IMAGERS; NEW APPROACHES; PERFORMANCE LIMITATIONS; RMS ERRORS; SIMULATED RADIANCES;

MICROWAVES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RAIN;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLEAR SKY; CLOUD; DATA ASSIMILATION; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RAINFALL; SIMULATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 77649107279     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAMC2170.1     Document Type: Article

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