Antarctic cloud radiative forcing at the surface estimated from the AVHRR Polar Pathfinder and ISCCP D1 datadets, 1985-93

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 827-840

  Pavolonis, Michael J ^a   Key, Jeffrey R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITES;

POLAR PATHFINDER;

CLOUDS;

AVHRR; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; DATA ACQUISITION; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATION BUDGET; REMOTE SENSING;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0038267587     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2003)042<0827:ACRFAT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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