Identification of clear skies from broadband pyranometer measurements and calculation of downwelling shortwave cloud effects

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D12, 2000, Pages 15609-15626

  Long, Charles N ^a,b   Ackerman, Thomas P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEAR SKY; CLOUD; IRRADIANCE; LIDAR;

EID: 3142537515     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900077     Document Type: Article

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