Atmospheric Radiation Measurements Enhanced Shortwave Experiment (ARESE): Experimental and data details

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 25, 1997, Pages 29929-29937

  Valero, Francisco P J ^a   Bucholtz, Anthony ^a   Bush, Brett C ^a   Pope, Shelly K ^a   Collins, William D ^a,c   Flatau, Piotr ^a   Strawa, Anthony ^b   Gore, Warren J Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CLOUD COVER; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0031396705     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd02434     Document Type: Article

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