Modeling shortwave radiative fluxes from satellites

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 23, 2012, Pages

  Ma, Y ^a   Pinker, R T ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; MOORING; NUMERICAL MODELS; SENSORS;

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION MODELS; ATMOSPHERIC INPUTS; AUXILIARY INFORMATION; CLOUDY SKIES; DOWN-WELLING; EARTH RADIATION; GLOBAL SCALE; GROUND OBSERVATIONS; LANDUSE CLASSIFICATIONS; OBSERVING SYSTEMS; PILOT RESEARCH MOORED ARRAY IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC; RADIATIVE FLUXES; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SATELLITE RETRIEVAL; SHORT WAVES; SHORTWAVE RADIATIVE FLUX; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STANDARD DEVIATION; SURFACE RADIATION; TIME-SCALES; TROPICAL ATMOSPHERES; TROPICAL PACIFIC OCEAN; UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND;

SATELLITES;

BUOY SYSTEM; ERROR ANALYSIS; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MOORING SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIATION BALANCE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SATELLITE SENSOR; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRANSFORM;

EID: 84870597992     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018332     Document Type: Article

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