An algorithm for the constraining of radiative transfer calculations to CERES-Observed broadband top-of-atmosphere irradiance

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1091-1106

  Rose, Fred G ^a   Rutan, David A ^a   Charlock, Thomas ^b   Smith, G Louis ^a   Kato, Seiji ^b  

^a SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS AND THE EARTH'S RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEMS; LAGRANGIAN MULTIPLIERS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER CALCULATIONS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; SCANNING RADIOMETER; SURFACE OBSERVATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DATA PROCESSING; NASA; STATISTICS;

RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

ALGORITHM; IRRADIANCE; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETER; SATELLITE DATA; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE; TRMM;

EID: 84880708283     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00058.1     Document Type: Article

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