Statistical analysis of the uncertainties in cloud optical depth retrievals caused by three-dimensional radiative effects

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1540-1548

  Varnai T ^a   Marshak, A ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SATELLITES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH RETRIEVALS; SOLAR ELEVATION;

ATMOSPHERICS;

CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; OPTICAL DEPTH; SATELLITE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035875591     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<1540:SAOTUI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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