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Title: Radiative heating in global climate models

Conference ·
OSTI ID:263501
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  1. Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)

LWR algorithms from various GCMs vary significantly from one another for the same clear sky input data. This variability becomes pronounced when clouds are included. We demonstrate this effect by intercomparing the various models` output using observed data including clouds from ARM/CART data taken in Oklahoma.

Research Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States). Environmental Sciences Div.
OSTI ID:
263501
Report Number(s):
CONF-9503140-; ON: DE96010942; TRN: 96:003652-0004
Resource Relation:
Conference: 5. atmospheric radiation measurement (ARM) science team meeting, San Diego, CA (United States), 19-23 Mar 1995; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the fifth Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) science team meeting; PB: 421 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English