Tilt error in cryospheric surface radiation measurements at high latitudes: A model study

Cryosphere

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 613-622

  Bogren, Wiley Steven ^a,d   Burkhart, John Faulkner ^b,c   Kylling, Arve ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; AZIMUTH; CLOUD COVER; CRYOSPHERE; ERROR ANALYSIS; IRRADIANCE; LAND SURFACE; LATITUDE; MAGNITUDE; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATION BUDGET; SENSOR; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 84961859347     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-10-613-2016     Document Type: Article

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