Assessing the errors in shortwave radiative fluxes inferred from the geostationary earth radiation budget (GERB) instrument in the presence of dust aerosol

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1659-1680

  Brindley, Helen E ^a   Russell, Jacqueline E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BUDGET CONTROL; DUST; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; INSTRUMENT ERRORS; RADIOMETERS;

AEROSOL INFORMATIONS; ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION MODELS; BROADBAND RADIATIONS; CLOUDY CONDITIONS; DUST AEROSOLS; DUST LOADINGS; DUST MODELS; GEOSTATIONARY EARTH RADIATION BUDGETS; HIGHLY SENSITIVES; METEOSAT SECOND GENERATIONS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES; SHORT WAVES; SHORTWAVE RADIATIVE FLUXES; TIME PERIODS;

FLUXES;

AEROSOL; ERROR ANALYSIS; METEOSAT; RADIATION BUDGET; SHORTWAVE RADIATION;

EID: 57649155023     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAMC1723.1     Document Type: Article

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