An adjoint formulation of the radiative transfer method

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D1, 1996, Pages 1635-1640

  Min, Qilong ^a   Harrison, Lee C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJOINT FORMULATION; ADJOINT METHOD; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; ROTATING SHADOW BAND RADIOMETER; SURFACE ALBEDO; SURFACE IRRADIANCE DATA;

EID: 0029769367     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JD03424     Document Type: Article

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