Estimating the PPH-bias for simulations of convective and stratiform clouds

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 72, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 317-328

  Bauml G ^a   Chlond, A ^a   Roeckner, E ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Effective thickness approach; Inhomogeneous clouds; PPH bias; Radiative transfer

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; REFLECTION; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS;

CLOUD FIELD; STRATOCUMULUS; TRANSMISSIVITY;

CLOUDS;

CONVECTIVE CLOUD; INHOMOGENEITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REFLECTIVITY; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

EID: 8644226014     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2004.03.019     Document Type: Article

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