Optical Cloud Characteristics Derived from Measurements of Reflected or Transmitted Solar Radiation

Optical Cloud Characteristics Derived from Measurements of Reflected or Transmitted Solar Radiation

An extended and horizontally homogeneous cloud of a large optical thickness and a weak absorption compared with scattering is considered. The strict analytical formulas for determination of a single-scattering albedo and an optical thickness of this cloud are derived from the strict solution of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the atmospheric sciences 2000-07, Vol.57 (13), p.2135-2143
Hauptverfasser: Melnikova, Irina, Domnin, Petr, Mikhailov, Vladimir, Radionov, Vladimir
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Sprache:eng
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Albedo
Climate
Clouds
Radiation
Solar radiation
Sun
Weights & measures
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Zusammenfassung:An extended and horizontally homogeneous cloud of a large optical thickness and a weak absorption compared with scattering is considered. The strict analytical formulas for determination of a single-scattering albedo and an optical thickness of this cloud are derived from the strict solution of the radiation transfer equation.
ISSN:0022-4928
1520-0469
DOI:10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<2135:OCCDFM>2.0.CO;2