Cloud Cover Diurnal Cycles in Satellite Data and Regional Climate Model Simulations
The amount and diurnal cycle of cloud cover play an important role in the energy and water cycle of the earth-atmosphere system and influence the radiation budget of the earth. Due to its importance and the challenging nature of its quantification, cloud cover is considered the biggest uncertainty f...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Borntraeger
2012-12-01
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Series: | Meteorologische Zeitschrift |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2012/0423 |