Evaluating CERES angular distribution models for snow using surface reflectance observations from the east antarctic plateau

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Hudson, Stephen R ^a   Kato, Seiji ^b   Warren, Stephen G ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; DOMES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETERS; REFLECTION; REMOTE SENSING; SNOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION MODELS; ANISOTROPIC REFLECTANCE; ANTARCTIC PLATEAU; ANTARCTICA; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS; ATMOSPHERIC VARIABILITY; ATMOSPHERIC VARIATIONS; CLEAR SKY; CLOUDS AND THE EARTH'S RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEMS; DATA PROCESSING ALGORITHMS; HEMISPHERIC FLUX; KEY PARTS; LOWER BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MODEL RESULTS; RADIATION BUDGET; REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; TIME AND SPACE; TOP OF ATMOSPHERES; TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERES;

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION;

ANISOTROPY; DATA PROCESSING; MODEL TEST; RADIATION BUDGET; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE REFLECTANCE;

ANTARCTIC PLATEAU; ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 76849102576     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012624     Document Type: Article

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