Influence of low-cloud radiative effects on tropical circulation and precipitation

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 513-526

  Fermepin, Solange ^a   Bony, Sandrine ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

atmospheric circulation; cloud radiative effects; Low clouds; precipitation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUDGET CONTROL; CLIMATE MODELS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; CLOUD RADIATIVE EFFECTS; OVERTURNING CIRCULATION; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; RADIATIVE COOLING; WATER AND ENERGIES;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD CLASSIFICATION; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; COOLING; COUPLING; ENERGY BUDGET; FORECASTING METHOD; OVERTURN; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE; TROPICAL REGION; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 84937042731     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19422466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013MS000288     Document Type: Article

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