Downwelling longwave flux over summit, greenland, 2010–2012: Analysis of surface-based observations and evaluation of ERA-interim using wavelets

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 12,317-12,337

  Cox, Christopher J ^a,b,c   Walden, Von P ^c,d   Compo, Gilbert P ^a,b   Rowe, Penny M ^c,e   Shupe, Matthew D ^a,b   Steffen, Konrad ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^d Washington State University   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^f SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COVER; CORRELATION; DOWNWELLING; ICE SHEET; LONGWAVE RADIATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TIMESCALE; TRANSITION ZONE; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; SUMMIT;

EID: 84913556089     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD021975     Document Type: Article

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