Spectral dependence of radiative horizontal transport in stratocumulus clouds and its effect on near-IR absorption

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 23, 2002, Pages AAC-15-1-AAC-15-13

  Kassianov, E I ^a   Kogan, Y L ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

3210 Mathematical Geophysics: Modeling; 3359 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Radiative processes; 3360 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Remote sensing; Cloud inhomogeneity; Radiative horizontal transport; Spectral and broadband absorption

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFRARED RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 36448975272     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JD002103     Document Type: Article

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