Computation of domain-averaged shortwave irradiance by a one-dimensional algorithm incorporating correlations between optical thickness and direct incident radiation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 182-193

  Kato, Seiji ^a  

^a HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; CLOUDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SOLAR RADIATION;

OPTICAL THICKNESS;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; IRRADIANCE; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SHORTWAVE RADIATION;

EID: 0041319642     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<0182:CODASI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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