Effects of cloud shape and water vapor distribution on solar absorption in the near infrared

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1899-1902

  Podgorny, Igor A ^a   Vogelmann, Andrew M ^a   Ramanathan, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; INFRARED DEVICES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; WATER VAPOR; CLOUDS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; VAPORS;

CLOUD ALTITUDES; MODEL ASSUMPTIONS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; SATURATED WATER; SOLAR ABSORPTION; SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE; TOP OF ATMOSPHERES; WATER VAPOR DISTRIBUTION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS;

WATER ABSORPTION; SOLAR ENERGY;

CLOUD SHAPE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; SOLAR ABSORPTION; WATER VAPOUR;

EID: 0032100202     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98gl01444     Document Type: Article

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