Inferring optical depth of broken clouds above green vegetation using surface solar radiometric measurements

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 20, 2001, Pages 2989-3006

  Barker, H W ^a   Marshak, A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IRRADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RADIOMETRY; REFLECTION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

SURFACE IRRADIANCE;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

CLOUD COVER; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETER;

EID: 0035888784     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<2989:IODOBC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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