Sensitivity of aerosol radiative forcing calculations to spectral resolution
Conference
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OSTI ID:493343
Potential impacts of aerosol radiative forcing on climate have generated considerable recent interest. An important consideration in estimating the forcing from various aerosol components is the spectral resolution used for the solar radiative transfer calculations. This paper examines the spectral resolution required from the viewpoint of overlapping spectrally varying aerosol properties with other cross sections. A diagnostic is developed for comparing different band choices, and the impact of these choices on the radiative forcing calculated for typical sulfate and biomass aerosols was investigated.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 493343
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-124314; CONF-960870-3; ON: DE97052676
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International radiation symposium: current problems in atmospheric radiation, Fairbanks, AK (United States), 19-24 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1 Oct 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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