Airborne measurements of ground and cloud spectral albedos under low aerosol loads

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 20, 2004, Pages

  Webb, Ann R ^a   Kylling, Arve ^b   Wendisch, Manfred ^c,d   Jäkel, Evelyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne platforms; Cloud albedo; Radiative transfer models; Spectral albedo; Spectroradiometry; UV visible

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SENSING; ALBEDO; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE;

EID: 11844297298     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004768     Document Type: Article

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