Model Clouds over Oceans as Seen from Space: Comparison with HIRS/2 and MSU Radiances

Frédéric Chevallier; Péter Bauer; Graeme Kelly; Christian Jakob; Ted McNally

doi:10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<4216:mcooas>2.0.co;2

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Middle latitudesEnvironmental scienceClimatologyDepth soundingRadianceSatelliteIntertropical Convergence ZoneCloud topMeteorologyRadiative transferInternational Satellite Cloud Climatology ProjectCloud computingRemote sensingAtmospheric sciencesCloud coverGeologyGeographyOceanography

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Year: 2001
Type: article
Volume: 14
Issue: 21
Pages: 4216-4229
Citations: 51
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                                    Frédéric Chevallier, 
                                
                                    Péter Bauer, 
                                
                                    Graeme Kelly
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2001). 
                            Model Clouds over Oceans as Seen from Space: Comparison with HIRS/2 and MSU Radiances. 
                            Journal of Climate
                            , 14
                            (21)
                            , 4216-4229.
                            https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<4216:mcooas>2.0.co;2
                        

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DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<4216:mcooas>2.0.co;2