Inhomogeneity effects on cloud shortwave absorption measurements: Two-aircraft simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 16619-16637

  Marshak, Alexander ^a,b   Davis, Anthony ^a,b   Wiscombe, Warren ^a   Cahalan, Robert ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD INHOMOGENEITY; SHORTWAVE ABSORPTION;

EID: 0031399068     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01153     Document Type: Article

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