Quantifying cloud-induced shortwave absorption: An examination of uncertainties and of recent arguments for large excess absorption

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1991-2010

  Imre, D G ^a   Abramson, E H ^a   Daum, P H ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ABSORPTION; CLOUD; CRITICAL EVALUATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADIATIVE FORCING; SHORTWAVE RADIATION;

USA, OKLAHOMA;

EID: 0030377216     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<1991:QCISAA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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