Local enhanced solar irradiance on the ground generated by cirrus: Measurements and interpretation

Journal of Applied Remote Sensing

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Thuillier, Gérard ^a   Perrin, Jean Marie ^a   Keckhut, Philippe ^a   Huppert, François ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Cirrus; Enhanced solar irradiance

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BUDGET CONTROL; LIGHT SCATTERING; REMOTE SENSING; SOLAR RADIATION;

CIRRUS; CIRRUS CLOUDS; GROUND BASED MEASUREMENT; MULTI SCATTERINGS; PYRANOMETERS; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; SPECTRAL RANGE; WIDE FIELD CAMERAS;

CLOUDS;

EID: 84887417851     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19313195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JRS.7.073543     Document Type: Article

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