A Systematic error in plane-parallel radiative transfer calculations

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1695-1699

  Mclinden, Chris A ^a   Bourassa, Adam E ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Parameterizations; Radiances; Radiative transfer

Indexed keywords

ERROR SOURCES; IN-PLANE; PARAMETERIZATIONS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER CALCULATIONS; SURFACE ALBEDO; TANGENT HEIGHT;

ERRORS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

SYSTEMATIC ERRORS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALBEDO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; ERROR CORRECTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIANCE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 77955588645     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS3322.1     Document Type: Article

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