Implementation of the community radiative transfer model in advanced clear-sky processor for oceans and validation against nighttime AVHRR radiances

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Liang, Xing Ming ^a,b   Ignatov, Alexander ^a   Kihai, Yury ^a,c  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c QSS GROUP INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; GAS TURBINES; INFORMATION SERVICES; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SECURITY OF DATA; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

ATMOSPHERIC PROFILE; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; COMMUNITY RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS; ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES; GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEMS; NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS; PAPER DOCUMENTS; REYNOLDS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SURFACE REFLECTIONS; VALIDATION METHODOLOGIES; WEB-BASED TOOLS; WIND SPEED; ZENITH ANGLE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; AVHRR; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CLEAR SKY; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MONITORING SYSTEM; OPTIMIZATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND VELOCITY; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 66449093697     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010960     Document Type: Article

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