Sampling uncertainties in surface radiation budget calculations in RADAGAST

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 13, 2009, Pages

  Settle, J J ^a   Bharmal, N A ^a   Robinson, G J ^a   Slingo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; BUDGET CONTROL; ERRORS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

AEROSOL LOADING; ATMOSPHERIC COLUMNS; AVERAGE FLUX; BROADBAND FLUXES; CLEAR SKY; CLOUD COVER; DATA PRODUCTS; DOWN-WELLING; EXACT MATCH; FLUX MEASUREMENTS; GEO-STATIONARY ORBITS; LONG WAVES; MOBILE FACILITY; RADIATIVE FLUXES; ROOT-MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SAMPLING ERRORS; SATELLITE INSTRUMENTS; SINGLE POINT; SOLID ANGLE; SPATIAL SAMPLING; SURFACE FLUX; SURFACE RADIATION BUDGET; SYSTEMATIC EFFECTS; TOP OF ATMOSPHERES; UNBIASED ESTIMATES; UPPER BOUND;

SYSTEMATIC ERRORS;

AEROSOL; BROADBAND DATA; CLOUD COVER; CORRELATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; HETEROGENEITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MONSOON; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SAMPLING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE FLUX; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; UPWELLING;

AFRICA; NIAMEY [NIGER]; NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 70349312968     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JDO10509     Document Type: Article

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