[Multifractal cloud properties data assessment]
- California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
- California Univ., San Diego, CA (United States)
- McGill Univ., Montreal, PQ (Canada)
- Meteorologie Nationale, 75 - Paris (France)
Our group has been very active over the last year, analyzing a number of data sets to characterize multifractal cloud properties and assess the effects of clouds on surface radiation properties (spectral and broadband). The data sets analyzed include: AVHRR observations of clouds over the ocean, SPOT observations of clouds over the ocean, SSM/I observations of clouds over the ocean, pyranometer data with all-sky photographs, pyrgeometer data all-sky photographs, and spectral surface irradiance all-sky photographs. A number of radiative transfer computations have been performed to help in the interpretation of these observations or provide theoretical guidance for their analysis. Finally 4 number of radiative transfer models have been acquired and tested to prepare for the interpretation of ARM/CART data.
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG03-90ER61062
- OSTI ID:
- 7015434
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/61062-T1; ON: DE93002638
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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