Estimating cloud field albedo using one-dimensional series of optical depth

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 2826-2837

  Barker, Howard W ^a,b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH; CLOUD STRUCTURE; CUMULUS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 0030422518     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<2826:ECFAUO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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