Evaluation of cloud vertical structure simulated by recent BCC_AGCM versions through comparison with CALIPSO-GOCCP data

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 721-733

  Wang, Fang ^a   Xin, Xiaoge ^a   Wang, Zaizhi ^a   Cheng, Yanjie ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a   Yang, Song ^b  

^a China Meteorological Administration   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BCC_AGCM; cloud vertical structure; relative cloud radiative forcing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897476376     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-013-3099-7     Document Type: Article

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