The effect of surface heterogeneity on cloud absorption estimates

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 2004, Pages

  Chiu, J Y C ^a   Marshak, A ^b   Wiscombe, W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SURFACE HETEROGENEITY;

CLOUDS;

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; ALBEDO; CLOUD;

EID: 7044263335     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020104     Document Type: Article

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