Use of A-train satellite observations (CALIPSO–PARASOL) to evaluate tropical cloud properties in the LMDZ5 GCM

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2016, Pages 1263-1284

  Konsta, D ^a   Dufresne, J L ^b   Chepfer, H ^b   Idelkadi, A ^b   Cesana, G ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

A train; Clouds; LMDZ5 GCM

Indexed keywords

CALIPSO; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARASOL; SATELLITE DATA; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 84946771449     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-015-2900-y     Document Type: Article

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