Stratocumulus Clouds
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Stratocumulus Clouds
This paper reviews the current knowledge of the climatological, structural, and organizational aspects of stratocumulus clouds and the physical processes controlling them. More of Earth’s surface is covered by stratocumulus clouds than by any other cloud type making them extremely important for Earth’s energy balance, primarily through their reflection of solar radiation. They are generally thi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Monthly Weather Review
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0027-0644,1520-0493
DOI: 10.1175/mwr-d-11-00121.1