On the ability of RegCM4 regional climate model to simulate surface solar radiation patterns over Europe: An assessment using satellite-based observations

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 13195-13216

  Alexandri, G ^a,b   Georgoulias, A K ^a,c,d   Zanis, P ^a   Katragkou, E ^a   Tsikerdekis, A ^a   Kourtidis, K ^b   Meleti, C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d CYPRUS INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; OPTICAL PROPERTY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOLAR RADIATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 84948800056     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-13195-2015     Document Type: Article

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