Observational diagnosis of cloud phase in the winter Antarctic atmosphere for parameterizations in climate models

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1233-1245

  Choi, Yong Sang ^a,b   Ho, Chang Hoi ^c   Kim, Sang Woo ^c   Lindzen, Richard S ^b  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cloud parameterization; Cloud phase; Cloud radiative effect; Mixed phase clouds; Polar cloud

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649475690     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-010-9175-3     Document Type: Article

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