Vertical distribution of spectral solar irradiance in the cloudless sky: A case study

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Wendisch, Manfred ^a   Mayer, Bernhard ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IRRADIATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; AEROSOLS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION;

RADIATIVE TRANSFERS; AIRBORNE MEASUREMENTS; DOWNWELLING IRRADIANCE; HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; SPECTRAL SURFACE ALBEDO; UNDERLYING SURFACE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

SOLAR RADIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

IRRADIANCE; SOLAR RADIATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0038375832     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL016529     Document Type: Article

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