Some considerations on the infrared cloud forcing

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 14, 2003, Pages

  Rizzi, Rolando ^a   Maestri, Tiziano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cloud forcing; Infrared; Radiation; Radiometry

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; INFRARED IMAGERY; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIOMETER;

EID: 0742270495     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003428     Document Type: Article

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