Satellite-Derived surface Radiation Budget over the African Continent. Part II: Climatologies of the Various Components

Journal of Climate

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 60-76

  Ba, M B ^a   Nicholson, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLARIZATION; SOILS; SOLAR RADIATION; VEGETATION;

SURFACE ALBEDO;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ALBEDO; CLIMATOLOGY; IRRADIANCE; METEOSAT; RADIATION BUDGET; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AFRICA;

EID: 0035072285     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<0060:SDSRBO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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