Determination of top-of-atmosphere longwave radiative fluxes: A comparison between two approaches using ScaRaB data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages

  Chen, Ting ^a   Rossow, William B ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

ADM; ERBE; ISCCP; Longwave; Radiation; ScaRaB

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; LONGWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION BALANCE; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0037181941     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd000914     Document Type: Article

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