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

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2162-2179

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0032464836     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<2162:ATDRTM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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