Subseasonal variability of low cloud radiative properties over the southeast Pacific Ocean

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 4047-4063

  George, R C ^a   Wood, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; MODIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATOCUMULUS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST);

EID: 77954254711     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-4047-2010     Document Type: Article

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