Assessing the retrieval of cloud properties from radiation measurements over snow and ice

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 756-769

  Kuipers Munneke, P ^a   Reijmer, C H ^a   van den Broeke, M R ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AWS; Cloud cover; Cloud optical thickness; Emissivity; Radiation; Snow and ice

Indexed keywords

AWS; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD OPTICAL THICKNESS; EMISSIVITY; SNOW AND ICE;

CLOUDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ERROR ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENTS; SNOW; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; TIME SERIES; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

ICE;

ALBEDO; CLOUD; CLOUD COVER; EMISSIVITY; ERROR ANALYSIS; ICE SHEET; LIGHT ATTENUATION; LONGWAVE RADIATION; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SNOW; SOLAR RADIATION;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; GREENLAND; NEUMAYER STATION; QUEEN MAUD LAND; WEST GREENLAND;

EID: 77957559256     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2114     Document Type: Article

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