Sky longwave radiation on tropical Andean glaciers: Parameterization and sensitivity to atmospheric variables

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 56, Issue 199, 2010, Pages 854-860

  Sicart, Jean Emmanuel ^a   Hock, Regine ^b,c   Ribstein, Pierre ^d   Chazarin, Jean Philippe ^e  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLEAR SKY; ENERGY BALANCE; GLACIER RETREAT; HUMIDITY; LONGWAVE RADIATION; SNOW; WET SEASON;

ANTIZANA GLACIER; ECUADOR; PICHINCHA;

EID: 78650281647     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214310794457182     Document Type: Article

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