Outgoing longwave radiation due to directly transmitted surface emission

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1865-1871

  Costa, S M S ^a   Shine, K P ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Irradiance; Longwave radiation; Radiation budgets; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC WINDOW; CLEAR SKY; ENERGY BUDGETS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IRRADIANCE; LONG-WAVE RADIATION; MIDINFRARED; OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION BUDGET; SURFACE EMISSIONS; TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERES;

ARID REGIONS; CLIMATOLOGY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VAPORS; WATER VAPOR;

TROPICS;

CLOUD COVER; HUMIDITY; IRRADIANCE; LONGWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION BUDGET; TEMPERATURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER VAPOR; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84862668002     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-11-0248.1     Document Type: Article

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