On the choice of average solar zenith angle

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2994-3003

  Cronin, Timothy W ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; BUDGET CONTROL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

ABSORBED SOLAR RADIATIONS; CLEAR SKY; CLOUD ALBEDO; GLOBAL ENERGY BUDGET; INCREASING FUNCTIONS; MODELLING STUDIES; SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE; SPACE AND TIME; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION; ZENITH ANGLE;

INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION;

ALBEDO; CLEAR SKY; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD COVER; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 84904861612     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/jas-d-13-0392.1     Document Type: Article

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