Estimate of top-of-atmosphere albedo for a molecular atmosphere over ocean using Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 19, 2002, Pages

  Kato, Seiji ^a,c   Loeb, Norman G ^a,c   Rutledge, C Ken ^b  

^a HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANALYTICAL SERVICES AND MATERIALS INC   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol radiative forcing; Molecular atmosphere; Ocean surfacereflectance; Planetary albedo

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLIMATOLOGY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; SATELLITES;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE; IRRADIANCE; OZONE; RADIANCE; RADIATIVE FORCING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; THERMAL INFRARED MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR; WIND VELOCITY; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 0141470128     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD001309     Document Type: Article

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