Surface radiation balance in Antarctica as measured with automatic weather stations

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2004, Pages

  van den Broeke, Michiel ^a   Reijemer, Carleen ^a   van de Wal, Roderik ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Polar meteorology; Radiation balance

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; LONGWAVE RADIATION; POLAR METEOROLOGY; RADIATION BALANCE; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; TRANSMISSIVITY; WEATHER STATION;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; QUEEN MAUD LAND;

EID: 3342985693     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004394     Document Type: Article

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