Geometrical path length probability density functions of the skylight transmitted by midlatitude cloudy skies: Some case studies

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 3355-3358

  Veitel, H ^a   Funk, O ^a   Kurz, C ^a   Platt, U ^a   Pfeilsticker, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SPECTROSCOPY;

GEOMETRICAL PATH LENGTHS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

CLOUD COVER; LIGHT SCATTERING; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 0032173172     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL02506     Document Type: Article

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