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Title: Low-Cloud Feedback in CAM5-CLUBB: Physical Mechanisms and Parameter Sensitivity Analysis

Journal Article · · Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
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  1. School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing China, Joint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences & Institute for Climate and Global Change Research, Nanjing University, Nanjing China
  2. State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing China
  3. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland WA USA
  4. Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee WI USA
  5. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore CA USA
  6. National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder CO USA
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Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830; AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1482127
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA--139280
Journal Information:
Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, Journal Name: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems; ISSN 1942-2466
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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