Interannual variations in Earth's reflectance 1999-2007

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Palle E ^a   Goode, P R ^b   Montanes Rodriguez P ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; EARTH (PLANET); FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; REFLECTION; SATELLITES; SOLAR RADIATION;

CLIMATE STUDIES; CLOUDS AND THE EARTH'S RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEMS; DECADAL VARIABILITY; EARTH REFLECTANCE; FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE CLOUD CLIMATOLOGY PROJECTS; LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES; SATELLITE CLOUD DATA; SPURIOUS SIGNALS;

MOON;

ALBEDO; ANNUAL VARIATION; DECADAL VARIATION; MOON; REFLECTANCE; SATELLITE DATA; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 70450192317     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010734     Document Type: Article

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