An analysis of the short-term cloud feedback using MODIS data

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 4803-4815

  Zhou, Chen ^a   Zelinka, Mark D ^b   Dessler, Andrew E ^a   Yang, Ping ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; CLOUD FEEDBACKS; CLOUD TYPES; GLOBAL MEAN SURFACE TEMPERATURE; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE TRANSFER CALCULATIONS; TERRA SATELLITES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; NASA; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

FEEDBACK;

CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE VARIATION; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; LONGWAVE RADIATION; MODIS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; TERRA (SATELLITE);

EID: 84880678553     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00547.1     Document Type: Article

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