Cloud Cover Diurnal Cycles in Satellite Data and Regional Climate Model Simulations

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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Main Authors: Uwe Pfeifroth, Rainer Hollmann, Bodo Ahrens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2012-12-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
Subjects:
clouds
regional climate model
satellite data
diurnal cycle
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2012/0423

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