A far-infrared radiative closure study in the Arctic: Application to water vapor

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 17, 2010, Pages

  Delamere, J S ^a   Clough, S A ^b   Payne, V H ^a   Mlawer, E J ^a   Turner, D D ^c   Gamache, R R ^d  

^a ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Clough Radiation Associates LLC ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETRY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC EMITTED RADIANCE INTERFEROMETERS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS; CLEAR SKY; CLIMATE RESEARCH; COLUMN AMOUNT; CONTINUUM MODEL; FAR-INFRARED; FIELD EXPERIMENT; INFRARED RADIANCES; INTEGRATED WATER VAPORS; IR WATER VAPORS; LINE-BY-LINE RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS; LOWER ATMOSPHERE; MOLECULAR LINES; NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA; OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION; PRIMARY SOURCES; RADIATIVE HEATING; RADIATIVE PROCESS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; RADIOMETRIC INSTRUMENTS; SPECTRAL RANGE; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; VERTICAL MOTIONS;

WATER VAPOR;

ABSORBANCE; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DATABASE; INFRARED RADIATION; LONGWAVE RADIATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETER; TROPOSPHERE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VERTICAL MOVEMENT; WATER VAPOR;

ARCTIC;

EID: 77956485391     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012968     Document Type: Article

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