Testing longwave radiation parameterizations under clear and overcast skies at Storglaciären, Sweden

Cryosphere

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-84

  Sedlar, J ^a   Hock, R ^b,c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEAR SKY; CLOUD COVER; ENERGY BALANCE; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; LONGWAVE RADIATION; MELTING; PARAMETERIZATION; SHORTWAVE RADIATION;

NORRBOTTEN; STORGLACIAREN; SWEDEN;

EID: 75749100647     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-3-75-2009     Document Type: Article

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