Abstract: An intercomparison of radiation codes used in retrieving upper?tropospheric humidity (UTH) from observations in the n2 (6.3 mm) water vapor absorption band was performed. This intercomparison is one part of a coordinated ...

Abstract: he collective representation within global models of aerosol, cloud, precipitation, and their radiative properties remains unsatisfactory. They constitute the largest source of uncertainty in predictions of climatic change ...