Absorption of shortwave radiation in a cloudy atmosphere: Observed and theoretical estimates during the second Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Enhanced Shortwave Experiment (ARESE)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 14, 2003, Pages

  O'Hirok, William ^a   Gautier, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D radiative transfer; Absorption; Modeling; Shortwave; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; MODELING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SHORTWAVE RADIATION;

EID: 0742270494     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002818     Document Type: Article

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