High-resolution estimates of total solar and PAR surface fluxes over large-scale BOREAS study area from GOES measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue D24, 1997, Pages 29685-29705

  Gu, Jiujing ^a   Smith, Eric A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BOREAL FOREST; BOREAS; GOES; PAR; RADIATIVE FLUX; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0031448712     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JD03706     Document Type: Article

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