Comparison of atmospheric clear-sky shortwave radiation models to collocated satellite and surface measurements in Canada

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D22, 1998, Pages 28817-28824

  Jing, Xiaodu ^a   Cess, Robert D ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEAR SKY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; MODEL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE DATA; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0033610826     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD200012     Document Type: Review

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