A Shortwave Parameterization Revised to Improve Cloud Absorption
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- 1 February 1984
- journal article
- Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
- Vol. 41 (4) , 687-690
- https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1984)041<0687:asprti>2.0.co;2
Abstract
We present a modification to the parameterization scheme of Stephens which improves on the estimation of shortwave absorption by cloud. In particular, the variation of cloud absorption with solar elevation angle is improved with the modified scheme. Abstract We present a modification to the parameterization scheme of Stephens which improves on the estimation of shortwave absorption by cloud. In particular, the variation of cloud absorption with solar elevation angle is improved with the modified scheme.Keywords
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