The influence of solar zenith angle and cloud type on cloud radiative forcing at the surface in the arctic

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 147-158

  Minnett, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE; SURFACE INSOLATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CLOUD COVER; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; RADIATION BALANCE; ZENITH ANGLE;

ARCTIC;

EID: 0033053432     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442-12.1.147     Document Type: Article

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