Impact of data gaps on satellite broadband radiation records

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Loeb, Norman G ^a   Wielicki, Bruce A ^a   Wong, Takmeng ^a   Parker, Peter A ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; EARTH (PLANET); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ABSOLUTE CALIBRATION; ALL-SKY; ANTHROPOGENIC FORCING; CALIBRATION ACCURACY; CLIMATE DATA RECORDS; CLOUDS AND THE EARTH'S RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEMS; DATA GAP; LONG WAVES; NATURAL VARIABILITY; RADIATIVE EFFECTS; RADIATIVE FLUXES; SATELLITE BROADBAND; SHORT WAVES; TOP OF ATMOSPHERES; TREND DETECTION;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BROADBAND DATA; CALIBRATION; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; SATELLITE DATA; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 68749092695     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011183     Document Type: Article

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