Radiative effect of cirrus with different optical properties over the tropics in MODIS and CERES observations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 21, 2006, Pages

  Choi, Yong Sang ^a   Ho, Chang I ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOMETERS;

CIRRUS; CLOUD RADIATIVE EFFECT (CRE); IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MODIS); RADIATIVE FLUX;

CLOUDS;

CIRRUS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; ENERGY BALANCE; MODIS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OPTICAL DEPTH; TROPICAL REGION;

EID: 34248540870     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027403     Document Type: Article

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