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Radiative properties of cirrus clouds inferred from broadband measurements during fire
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Cox, Stephen K. Smith Jr., William L. |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | It is well known that clouds are significant modulators of weather and climate because of their effects on the radiation field and thus on the energy balance of the earth atmosphere system. As a result, the accurate prediction of weather and climate depends to a significant degree on the accuracy with which cloud radiation interactions can be described. The broadband radiative and microphysical properties of five cirrus cloud systems are reported, as observed from the NCAR Sabreliner during the FIRE first Cirrus IFO, in order to better understand cirrus cloud-radiation interactions. A broadband infrared (BBIR) radiative transfer model is used to deduce BBIR absorption coefficients in order to assess the impact of the cirrus clouds on infrared radiation. The relationships of these absorption coefficients to temperature and microphysical characteristics are explored. |
| File Size | 363128 |
| Page Count | 6 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19900018979 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6c29sw9g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Earth Atmosphere Climate Cirrus Clouds Atmospheric Models Spectral Bands Absorptivity Weather Cloud Cover Energy Budgets Radiation Distribution Atmospheric Temperature Micrometeorology Cloud Physics Infrared Radiation Mathematical Models Radiative Transfer Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
