Comparison of measured and modeled outgoing longwave radiation for clear-sky ocean and land scenes using coincident CERES and AIRS observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 15, 2010, Pages

  Moy, L A ^a   Knuteson, R O ^a   Tobin, D C ^a   Revercomb, H E ^a   Borg, L A ^a   Susskind, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; INFRARED DEVICES; NASA; OCEANOGRAPHY; OZONE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; WATER VAPOR;

AIRS RADIANCE; ATMOSPHERIC INFRARED SOUNDERS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENTS; BEST ESTIMATES; CLOUD MASKS; CLOUDS AND THE EARTH'S RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEMS; COLD SURFACE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCHES; FAR INFRARED; FLUX ANALYSIS; ICE-COVERED SURFACE; MODEL CALCULATIONS; NONFROZEN; OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION; POLAR REGIONS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS; STANDARD ERRORS; SURFACE PARAMETER; VEGETATION FRACTIONS; WAVE NUMBERS;

INFRARED INSTRUMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLEAR SKY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ICE COVER; LONGWAVE RADIATION; MODIS; OZONE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOSONDE; SNOW COVER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER VAPOR; WAVELENGTH;

GREAT PLAINS;

EID: 77955548977     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012758     Document Type: Article

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