Assimilation of GOES-derived solar insolation into a mesoscale model for studies of cloud shading effects

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1995, Pages 2207-2231

  McNider, R T ^a   Song, J A ^a   Kidder, S Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COVER; CLOUD SHADING; DATA ASSIMILATION; GOES; INSOLATION; MESOSCALE; MODELLING; SHADING EFFECTS; SOLAR INSOLATION;

USA, TEXAS;

EID: 0029527830     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169508954552     Document Type: Article

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