Testing the role of radiation in determining tropical cloud-top temperature

Journal of Climate

Volumn 25, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 5731-5747

  Harrop, Bryce E ^a   Hartmann, Dennis L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud forcing; Clouds; Convective clouds; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

CLOUD FORCING; CLOUD FRACTION; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CLOUD TEMPERATURE; CLOUD-TOP TEMPERATURES; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; HIGH ALTITUDE; ICE CLOUDS; LATENT HEAT OF FUSION; MODEL DOMAINS; OZONE PROFILES; PRIMARY CONTROL; RADIATIVE COOLING; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; VAPOR EMISSIONS;

CLOUDS; OZONE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

VAPORS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; LATENT HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; OZONE; RADIATIVE FORCING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84862726958     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00445.1     Document Type: Article

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