Impact of different definitions of clear-sky flux on the determination of longwave cloud radiative forcing: NICAM simulation results

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 11641-11646

  Sohn, B J ^a   Nakajima, T ^b   Satoh, M ^b   Jang, H S ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEAR SKY; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; ESTIMATION METHOD; LONGWAVE RADIATION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SIMULATION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 78649971374     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-11641-2010     Document Type: Article

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