Impact of improved representation of horizontal and vertical cloud structure in a climate model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 38, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 2365-2376

  Shonk, Jonathan K P ^a   Hogan, Robin J ^a   Manners, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cloud structure; Exponential random overlap; Tripleclouds

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD; INHOMOGENEITY; LONGWAVE RADIATION; METEOROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; POLAR REGION; RADIATION BUDGET; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; STRATOCUMULUS; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 84861829512     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1174-2     Document Type: Article

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