A process oriented characterization of tropical oceanic clouds for climate model evaluation, based on a statistical analysis of daytime A-train observations

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 39, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages 2091-2108

  Konsta, Dimitra ^a,b   Chepfer, Helene ^a   Dufresne, Jean Louis ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIPSO; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CUMULUS; MODIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84868147271     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1533-7     Document Type: Article

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