Surface and tethered-balloon observations of actinic flux: Effects of arctic stratus, surface albedo, and solar zenith angle

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D21, 2001, Pages 27497-27507

  De Roode, Stephan R ^a   Duynkerke, Peter G ^a   Boot, Wim ^a   Van Der Hage, Jeroen C H ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC FLUX; ALBEDO; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; SEA ICE; STRATUS; ZENITH ANGLE;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035655490     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900236     Document Type: Article

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