Four-stream isosector approximation for solar radiative transfer

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 558-567

  Li, J ^a   Dobbie, J S ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRRUS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0031833191     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<0558:FSIAFS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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