Monte Carlo simulation of solar reflectances for cloudy atmospheres

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 1881-1894

  Barker, H W ^a   Goldstein, R K ^b   Stevens, D E ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS;

REGIONALIZATION;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

CLOUD; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; REFLECTANCE; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0141682959     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<1881:MCSOSR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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