Abstract: An updated evaluation of the surface radiation budget in climate models (1994?96 versions; seven datasets available, with and without aerosols) and in two new satellite-based global datasets (with aerosols) is presented. ...

Abstract: An updated evaluation of the surface radiation budget in climate models (1994?96 versions; seven datasets available, with and without aerosols) and in two new satellite-based global datasets (with aerosols) is presented. ...

Abstract: The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment has identified the poor representation of clouds in atmospheric general circulation models as one of the major impediments for the use of these models in reliably predicting ...