Title: Comparisons of downwelling radiation to model predictions based on groundbased measurements during FIRE 1991
Abstract: Surface radiation measurements and simultaneous ground-based measurements of the atmosphere during the FIRE'91 cirrus field experiment provided an opportunity to identify crucial measurements and parameterization deficiencies in current cloud-radiation models. Comparisons between measured and calculated broadband surface fluxes with only a small data subset already reveal these needs: accurate humidity and aerosol vertical profiles for clear cases, accurate vertical extinction profiles and dimensions for clouds, and understanding of the (solar) scattering properties of cirrus.
Publication Year: 1993
Publication Date: 1993-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
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