Spectral characteristics of solar near-infrared absorption in cloudy atmospheres

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D22, 1998, Pages 28793-28799

  Harshvardhan, ^a   Ridgway, William ^b   Ramaswamy, V ^c,d   Freidenreich, S M ^c,d   Batey, Michael ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD WATER; INFRARED RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE;

EID: 0033610827     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD200013     Document Type: Article

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