Development and assessment of broadband surface albedo from Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System Clouds and Radiation Swath data product

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Rutan, David ^a   Rose, Fred ^a   Roman, Miguel ^b   Manalo Smith, Natividad ^a   Schaaf, Crystal ^b   Charlock, Tom ^c  

^a SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; CLOUDS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; SPECTROMETERS;

AEROSOL FORCING; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; APRIORI; AQUA SATELLITES; BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; CLEAR SKY; CLOUDS AND THE EARTH'S RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEMS; CLOUDY SKIES; FUNCTIONAL DEPENDENCE; LAND SURFACE; RADIATION TRANSFER; SCANNING RADIOMETER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECTRAL ALBEDOS; SPECTRAL SHAPES; SPECTRAL SURFACE ALBEDO; SURFACE ALBEDO; SURFACE AND ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION BUDGETS; SURFACE BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; SWATH DATA; TOP OF ATMOSPHERES;

SOLAR RADIATION;

ALBEDO; BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE; CLOUD COVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATION BUDGET; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 66949154342     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010669     Document Type: Article

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