Quantitative role of far-infrared emission on diabatic forcing of the middle and upper troposphere in clear and cloudy conditions

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4485, Issue , 2002, Pages 159-170

  Rizzi, R ^a   Maestri, T ^a   Amorati, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEATING; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT EMISSION; METEOROLOGY; SCATTERING; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

DIABATIC FORCING; FAR-INFRARED EMISSION; MIDDLE TROPOSPHERE; RADIATIVE ENERGY; SPECTRAL HEATING RATES; SPECTRAL POWER DENSITIES; UPPER TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

EID: 0036396679     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.454248     Document Type: Conference Paper

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