Calculation of actinic fluxes with a coupled atmosphere-snow radiative transfer model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 24, 2002, Pages

  Lee Taylor, Julia ^a   Madronich, Sasha ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

0322 Atmospheric composition and structure: constituent sources and sinks; 0360 Atmospheric composition and structure: transmission and scattering of radiation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATTENUATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEAT RADIATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ABSORPTION; ACTINIC FLUX; ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYER; DRY SEASON; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SNOW; WET SEASON; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 1342322147     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JD002084     Document Type: Article

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