Interannual variability of outgoing longwave radiation as observed by AIRS and CERES

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 23, 2012, Pages

  Susskind, Joel ^a   Molnar, Gyula ^b   Iredell, Lena ^c   Loeb, Norman G ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^d NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TIME SERIES;

ANTICORRELATION; CLEAR SKY; CLOUD COVER; DATA RECORDS; DATA SETS; HIGH STABILITY; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION; SPATIAL ANOMALIES; SPATIAL GRIDS; SPATIAL REGIONS; TEMPORAL CHANGE; TIME-PERIODS;

INFRARED DEVICES;

AIRS; ANNUAL VARIATION; CLEAR SKY; CLOUD COVER; EL NINO; LA NINA; LONGWAVE RADIATION; NOAA SATELLITE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TERRA (SATELLITE); TIME SERIES; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

NIA;

EID: 84870926451     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017997     Document Type: Article

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