Analyses of Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program's Enhanced Shortwave Experiment (ARESE) multiple data sets for studying cloud absorption

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D16, 1999, Pages 19127-19134

  Li, Z ^a   Trishchenko, A P ^a   Barker, H W ^b   Stephens, G L ^c   Partain, P ^c  

^a CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALBEDO; CLOUD; RADIATION BALANCE;

EID: 0033609654     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900308     Document Type: Article

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