Transmission of solar radiation by clouds over snow and ice surfaces. Part II: Cloud optical depth and shortwave radiative forcing from pyranometer measurements in the Southern Ocean

Journal of Climate

Volumn 18, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 4637-4648

  Fitzpatrick, Melanie F ^a   Warren, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; SEA ICE; SNOW;

CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; DOWNWARD SOLAR IRRADIANCE;

SOLAR RADIATION;

CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; OPTICAL DEPTH; SHORTWAVE RADIATION;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 30144434418     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3562.1     Document Type: Article

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