A three-dimensional radiative transfer model to investigate the solar radiation within a cloudy atmosphere. Part II: Spectral effects

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 3065-3076

  O'Hirok, William ^a   Gautier, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD DROPLET; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE;

EID: 0032455067     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<3065:ATDRTM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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