Path length distributions for solar photons under cloudy skies: Comparison of measured first and second moments with predictions from classical and anomalous diffusion theories

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Scholl, Thomas ^a   Pfeilsticker, Klaus ^a   Davis, A B ^b   Klein Baltink, H ^c   Crewell, S ^d,e   Lohnert U ^d,e   Simmer, C ^d   Meywerk, J ^f   Quante, M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; METEOROLOGY; RADIOMETRY; SPECTROMETRY; STATISTICS;

CLOUD COVER; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 33750630863     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005707     Document Type: Article

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