Analysis of the biases in the downward shortwave surface flux in the GFDL CM2.1 general circulation model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Freidenreich, Stuart M ^a   Ramaswamy, V ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; DRIERS (MATERIALS); SURFACE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; ALL-SKY; AMAZON REGION; CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL; CLOUD AMOUNT; DATA SETS; EQUATORIAL AFRICA; EURASIA; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS LABORATORIES; HYGROSCOPIC GROWTH; INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE CLOUD CLIMATOLOGY PROJECTS; NORTH AMERICAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SEA SALTS; SPATIAL PATTERNS; STRONG CORRELATION; SULFATE AEROSOLS; SURFACE FLUX; SURFACE RADIATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE SIMULATIONS; TOTAL FLUX; WEST COAST;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AEROSOL; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUD COVER; COASTAL ZONE; CORRELATION; DATA SET; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYGROSCOPICITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL DEPTH; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SALT; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE FLUX; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 79955436115     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014930     Document Type: Article

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