Journal article
Optical Depth of Overcast Cloud across Canada: Estimates Based on Surface Pyranometer and Satellite Measurements
Abstract
Overcast cloud optical depths τ are inferred from hourly, broadband surface pyranometer measurements of global irradiance for 21 Canadian stations. A radiative transfer model that treats the atmosphere as plane-parallel and horizontally homogeneous is used so inferred τ are effective values that should resemble those used by GCM radiation routines. Results are presented mostly for June, July, and August (JJA), thus minimizing the impact of …
Authors
Barker HW; Curtis TJ; Leontieva E; Stamnes K
Journal
Journal of Climate, Vol. 11, No. 11, pp. 2980–2994
Publisher
American Meteorological Society
Publication Date
11 1998
DOI
10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<2980:odooca>2.0.co;2
ISSN
0894-8755