Consistency of ARESE II cloud absorption estimates and sampling issues

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Oreopoulos, L ^a,b   Marshak, A ^a,b   Cahalan, R F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D effects; Atmospheric absorption; Cloud absorption; Horizontal flux; Sampling; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0347899398     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002243     Document Type: Article

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