Effects of cloud heterogeneities on shortwave radiation: Comparison of cloud-top variability and internal heterogeneity

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 4206-4224

  Värnai, Tamäs ^a,c   Davies, Roger ^b,d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; LIGHT EXTINCTION; LIGHT REFLECTION; SOLAR RADIATION;

CLOUD HETEROGENEITIES;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; SHORTWAVE RADIATION;

EID: 17544397298     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<4206:EOCHOS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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