Spatial patterns and recent trends in cloud fraction and cloud-related diffuse radiation in Amazonia

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 21, 2009, Pages

  Butt, Nathalie ^a   New, Mark ^a   Lizcano, Gil ^a   Malhi, Yadvinder ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DROUGHT;

AMAZONIA; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD FRACTION; DIFFUSE RADIATION; DRY SEASONS; INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE CLOUD CLIMATOLOGY PROJECTS; LIGHT REGIME; RECENT TRENDS; SATELLITE CLOUD DATA; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TROPICAL FOREST; WET SEASON;

PRODUCTIVITY;

CLOUD COVER; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; DATA SET; DRY SEASON; FOREST CANOPY; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPICAL FOREST; WET SEASON;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 72049090359     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012217     Document Type: Article

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