Evaluation of Arctic broadband surface radiation measurements

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 429-438

  Matsui, N ^a,b   Long, C N ^d   Augustine, J ^b   Halliwell, D ^c   Uttal, T ^b   Longenecker, D ^a,b   Niebergall, O ^c   Wendell, J ^b   Albee, R ^b,e  

^a Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e EN SCI Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; DATA QUALITY; FLUX MEASUREMENT; HEATING; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LONGWAVE RADIATION; RADIOMETER; SEASONALITY; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; VENTILATION;

ARCTIC;

EID: 84880559617     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-5-429-2012     Document Type: Article

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