Effect of clouds on the calculated vertical distribution of shortwave absorption in the tropics

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 18, 2008, Pages

  McFarlane, Sally A ^a   Mather, James H ^a   Ackerman, Thomas P ^b   Liu, Zheng ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; PARTICLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

ABSORPTION; CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER VAPOR;

MANUS; MELANESIA; MICRONESIA; NAURU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 56549103468     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD009791     Document Type: Article

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