Short-wave and long-wave surface radiation budgets in GCMs: a review based on the IPCC-AR4/CMIP3 models

Martin Wild

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0870.2008.00342.x

Short-wave and long-wave surface radiation budgets in GCMs: a review based on the IPCC-AR4/CMIP3 models

Tellus

Volume 60 (2008): Issue 5

By: Martin Wild

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|Jan 2008

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