An update on SURFRAD - The GCOS Surface Radiation budget network for the continental United States

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1460-1472

  Augustine, John A ^a   Hodges, Gary B ^a,b   Cornwall, Christopher R ^a   Michalsky, Joseph J ^a   Medina, Carlos I ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RADIOMETERS; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETERS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH ALGORITHM; CLEAR-SKY DIAGNOSTIC ALGORITHM; DIFFUSE SOLAR MEASUREMENT; GLOBAL CLIMATE OBSERVING SYSTEM (GCOS); INFRARED RADIATIVE COOLING; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (CO); SURFACE RADIATION BUDGET (SURFRAD) NETWORK;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

RADIATION BUDGET; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27744593779     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1806.1     Document Type: Article

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