Overlap of solar and infrared spectra and the shortwave radiative effect of methane

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2372-2389

  Li, J ^a   Curry, C L ^a   Sun, Z ^b   Zhang, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

^c ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric; Chemistry; Greenhouse gases; Infrared radiation; Radiative transfer; Shortwave radiation; Spectral analysis models distribution

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODEL; CLIMATIC EFFECTS; INFRARED RANGE; INFRARED SPECTRAL; INFRARED SPECTRUM; INTERCOMPARISONS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; K-DISTRIBUTION; LONG WAVES; NEW SOLUTIONS; PRE-INDUSTRIAL; RADIATION MODELS; RADIATION TREATMENTS; RADIATIVE EFFECTS; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER CODES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATIONS; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; SIMPLE METHOD; SOLAR FLUX; SOLAR SPECTRUM; TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERES; TROPICAL STRATOSPHERE; TROPICAL TROPOPAUSE LAYERS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METHANE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETERS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE MODELING; GREENHOUSE GAS; INFRARED RADIATION; METHANE; RADIATIVE FORCING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 77955582451     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAS3282.1     Document Type: Article

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