Analyses of Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program's Enhanced Shortwave Experiment (ARESE) multiple data sets for studying cloud absorption

Following the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Enhanced Shortwave Experiment (ARESE), some studies reported a cloud absorption anomaly (CAA) of unprecedented magnitude. The largest discrepancy was found on a heavy overcast day (October 30, 1995) when cloud absorptance inferred from aircraft observations was 37% of the incoming solar irradiance, almost twice that of model calculations. The essential measurements supporting the finding …