A parameterization for computing grid-averaged solar fluxes for inhomogeneous marine boundary layer clouds. Part II: Validation using satellite data

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 2304-2316

  Barker, Howard W ^a,d   Wielicki, Bruce A ^b   Parker, Lindsay ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Lockheed Martin Sci and Eng Co   (United States)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; GRID-AVERAGED SOLAR FLUXES; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR FLUX;

EID: 0030423367     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<2304:APFCGA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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