Further developments in closure experiments for surface diffuse irradiance under cloud-free skies at a continental site

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Halthore, Rangasayi N ^a   Miller, Mark A ^b   Ogren, John A ^c   Sheridan, Patrick J ^c   Slater, Donald W ^d   Stoffel, Thomas ^e  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIFFUSION; IRRADIATION; RADIOMETERS;

DIFFUSE SURFACE IRRADIANCE; SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO (SSA);

GEOPHYSICS;

CLEAR SKY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IRRADIANCE; LAND SURFACE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETER;

EID: 3042784689     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL019102     Document Type: Article

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