Validation of the community radiative transfer model by using cloudsat data

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Chen, Yong ^a,b,e   Weng, Fuzhong ^a,c,e   Han, Yong ^a,c,e   Liu, Quanhua ^a,d,e  

^a Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Perot Systems   (United States)

^e OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; ERRORS; MICROWAVE ACOUSTIC DEVICES; MICROWAVES; OCEANOGRAPHY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; STANDARDS; STATISTICS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ABSORPTION MODEL; ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT-A; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CLEAR SKY; CLOUDSAT; CLOUDY CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS; FIELDS OF VIEWS; FORWARD MODELS; HUMIDITY SOUNDERS; INHOMOGENEITIES; LOW BIAS; MIXED-PHASE CLOUD; OPERATIONAL FORECAST SYSTEM; SCATTERING MODEL; SPATIAL AVERAGING; STANDARD DEVIATION; SURFACE EMISSIVITY; THERMAL INFRARED; VERY HIGH RESOLUTION; WATER CLOUDS;

SIMULATORS;

AVHRR; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CIRRUS; CLEAR SKY; CLOUDSAT; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MODEL VALIDATION; NOAA SATELLITE; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 72049121637     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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