Trends in direct normal irradiance in Oregon: Comparison of surface measurements and ISCCP-derived irradiance

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Lohmann, Sina ^a   Riihimaki, Laura ^b   Vignola, Frank ^b   Meyer, Richard ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; METEOROLOGY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STATISTICS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

PYRHELIOMETER MEASUREMENT; STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOL;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

AEROSOL; DATA SET; IRRADIANCE; SATELLITE DATA; STRATOSPHERE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WINTER;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548050432     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027322     Document Type: Article

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