Explicit validation of a surface shortwave radiation balance model over snow-covered complex terrain

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 18, 2010, Pages

  Helbig, N ^a   Lowe H ^a   Mayer, B ^b   Lehning, M ^a  

^a WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; DECOMPOSITION; LANDFORMS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLAR RADIATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALL-SKY; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMITTANCE; COMPLEX TERRAINS; DECOMPOSITION MODEL; GLOBAL RADIATION; HIGH-QUALITY MEASUREMENTS; INCIDENT RADIATION; MEASUREMENT LOCATIONS; MEASUREMENT SETUP; MONTE CARLO MODEL; PARAMETRIC MODELS; RADIOSITY; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; SKY RADIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL RADIATION; SURFACE RADIATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CLEAR SKY; COMPLEX TERRAIN; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIATION BALANCE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SNOW COVER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRANSMITTANCE;

EID: 77957591256     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD013970     Document Type: Article

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