Biases in shortwave column absorption in the presence of fractal clouds

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 431-446

  Marshak, Alexander ^a,b   Davis, Anthony ^a,c   Wiscombe, Warren ^a   Ridgway, William ^a,d   Cahalan, Robert ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Space Application Corporation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CLOUD; WATER VAPOUR;

EID: 0031903694     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<0431:BISCAI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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