Variations in water vapor continuum radiative transfer with atmospheric conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 16, 2012, Pages

  Paynter, D ^a,b   Ramaswamy, V ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; DOWN-WELLING RADIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS; GLOBAL CHANGE; LONG WAVES; OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION BUDGET; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATES; WATER VAPOR CONTENTS; WATER VAPOR PROFILE;

VAPORS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLEAR SKY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GLOBAL CHANGE; RADIATION BUDGET; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84865974316     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017504     Document Type: Article

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