Stochastic parameterization for light absorption by internally mixed BC/dust in snow grains for application to climate models

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 7616-7632

  Liou, K N ^a   Takano, Y ^a   He, C ^a   Yang, P ^b   Leung, L R ^c   Gu, Y ^a   Lee, W L ^d  

^a Los Angeles   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; DUST; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MIXING; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOTONS; SOLAR RADIATION; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SUN;

ABSORPTION AND SCATTERINGS; APPLICATION TO LAND; BLACK CARBON; GEOMETRIC-OPTICS APPROACH; INTERNAL MIXING; MULTIPLE INCLUSIONS; SPECTRAL ABSORPTIONS; STOCHASTIC APPROACH;

SNOW;

EID: 84904719712     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD021665     Document Type: Article

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