Mixed-phase cloud physics and Southern Ocean cloud feedback in climate models

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 9539-9554

  McCoy, Daniel T ^a   Hartmann, Dennis L ^a   Zelinka, Mark D ^b   Ceppi, Paulo ^a,c   Grosvenor, Daniel P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONDENSATE; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; ICE; LIQUID; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTITIONING; TEMPERATURE; WARMING;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84944930594     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023603     Document Type: Article

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