Modeling errors in diffuse-sky radiation: Vector vs. scalar treatment

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-138

  Lacis, A A ^a   Chowdhary, J ^a,b   Mishchenko, M I ^a,c   Cairns, B ^a,b  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE SCATTERING; APPROXIMATION THEORY; ERROR ANALYSIS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; VECTORS;

ERROR CANCELLATION; GROUND SURFACES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER CALCULATIONS; RAYLEIGH ATMOSPHERES; SCALAR APPROXIMATION; SCATTERED RADIATIONS; SCATTERING ANGLES; SECOND ORDER SCATTERING;

ERRORS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

DIFFUSE SKY RADIATION; ERROR CANCELLATION;

EID: 0031673245     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL03613     Document Type: Article

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