The validation of the GEWEX SRB surface shortwave flux data products using BSRN measurements: A systematic quality control, production and application approach

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 122, Issue , 2013, Pages 127-140

  Zhang, Taiping ^a   Stackhouse, Paul W ^a   Gupta, Shashi K ^a   Cox, Stephen J ^a   Colleen Mikovitz, J ^a   Hinkelman, Laura M ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

BSRN; GEWEX SRB; Satellite; Solar radiation; Validation

Indexed keywords

BSRN; GEWEX SRB; GROUND BASED MEASUREMENT; LONG-WAVE RADIATION; METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SURFACE RADIATION BUDGET; VALIDATION;

SATELLITES; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

QUALITY CONTROL;

DATA PROCESSING; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; LONGWAVE RADIATION; MODEL VALIDATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 84876420194     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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