Sensitivity of outgoing longwave radiative flux to the global vertical distribution of ozone characterized by instantaneous radiative kernels from Aura-TES

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 14, 2011, Pages

  Worden, H M ^a   Bowman, K W ^b   Kulawik, S S ^b   Aghedo, A M ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

ALL-SKY; CLEAR SKY; CLOUDY CONDITIONS; CLOUDY SKIES; EFFECT OF WATER; LONG WAVES; LOWER TROPOSPHERE; OPERATIONAL RETRIEVAL ALGORITHMS; OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION; OZONE ABSORPTION; OZONE PROFILES; PARTIAL DERIVATIVES; RADIATIVE EFFECTS; RADIATIVE FLUXES; SPECTRAL RADIANCE; TOP OF ATMOSPHERES; TROPICAL CONDITIONS; TROPOSPHERIC EMISSION SPECTROMETERS; TROPOSPHERIC OZONE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; ZONAL MEANS;

OZONE;

ABSORPTION; ALGORITHM; ANISOTROPY; CLEAR SKY; CLOUD COVER; LONGWAVE RADIATION; OZONE; RADIATIVE FORCING; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SPECTROMETER; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 79953069583     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015101     Document Type: Article

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