Cloud radiative forcing of the diurnal cycle climate of the Canadian Prairies

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 8935-8953

  Betts, Alan K ^a   Desjardins, Raymond ^b   Worth, Devon ^b  

^a Atmospheric Research   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; MINIMUM TEMPERATURES; MULTI-YEAR MEASUREMENTS; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE; SURFACE REFLECTIONS;

SOLAR RADIATION;

ALBEDO; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; COOLING; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; LINEARITY; PRAIRIE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CANADA;

EID: 84885133365     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50593     Document Type: Article

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