The diffuse-to-global spectral irradiance ratio as a cloud-screening technique for radiometric data

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1597-1606

  Kaskaoutis, Dimitris G ^a   Kambezidis, Harry D ^a   Kumar Kharol, Shailesh ^b   Badarinath, K V S ^b  

^a NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING AGENCY   (India)

Author keywords

Athens; Cloud screening; Diffuse to global ratio; Solar spectral radiation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RADIOMETERS;

ATHENS; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; CLOUD SCREENING; DIFFUSE-TO-GLOBAL RATIO; SOLAR SPECTRAL RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

EID: 51549119488     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.04.013     Document Type: Article

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