Four-stream isosector approximation for canopy radiative transfer

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Tian, Yuhong ^a   Dickinson, Robert E ^a   Zhou, Liming ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPACITY; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR RADIATION;

ABSORBANCE; ALBEDO; CANOPY; CLIMATE MODELING; NEAR INFRARED; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TRANSMITTANCE;

EID: 34848895936     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007545     Document Type: Article

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