Surface radiation budget in an Alpine valley

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 129, Issue 588 PART B (MAP), 2003, Pages 877-895

  Matzinger, N ^a   Andretta, M ^a   Van Gorsel, E ^b   Vogt, R ^b   Ohmura, A ^a   Rotach, M W ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Complex topography; Energy balance; Inclined surfaces; Mesoscale Alpine Programme; Net all wave radiation; Sky view factor

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; SENSORS; WIND EFFECTS;

SURFACE RADIATIONS;

METEOROLOGY;

ALBEDO; LONGWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION BUDGET; SOLAR RADIATION; VALLEY;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0037252596     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.02.44     Document Type: Article

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