Cumulus Cloud Formulations for Longwave Radiation Calculations
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0022-4928,1520-0469
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<0837:ccfflr>2.0.co;2