The climatological record of clear-sky longwave radiation at the Earth's surface: Evidence for water vapour feedback?

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 29, Issue 17-18, 2008, Pages 5247-5263

  Prata, F ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FOURIER SERIES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING;

GLOBAL SURFACE TEMPERATURE; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; LONG-WAVE RADIATION; PRECIPITABLE WATER; RADIATIVE IMPACTS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER CALCULATIONS; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURES; TRANSFER COMPUTATION;

TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 57049101039     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160802036508     Document Type: Article

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