Calculation of radiative fluxes from the surface to top of atmosphere based on ISCCP and other global data sets: Refinements of the radiative transfer model and the input data

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 19, 2004, Pages

  Zhang, Yuanchong ^a   Rossow, William B ^b   Lacis, Andrew A ^b   Oinas, Valdar ^c   Mishchenko, Michael I ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^c Stinger Ghaffarian Technology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

BSRN; CERES; Cloud vertical structure; Earth radiation budget; ERBE; Surface radiation budget (SRB)

Indexed keywords

CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; RADIATION BUDGET; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 10844264060     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004457     Document Type: Article

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