Absorption of solar radiation by the cloudy atmosphere: Interpretations of collocated aircraft measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 25, 1997, Pages 29917-29927

  Valero, Francisco P J ^a   Cess, Robert D ^b   Zhang, Minghua ^b   Pope, Shelly K ^a   Bucholtz, Anthony ^a   Bush, Brett ^a   Vitko Jr , John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AIRCRAFT MEASUREMENT; CLOUD COVER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0031400243     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01782     Document Type: Article

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