[Multifractal cloud properties data assessment]

Technical Report · Wed May 06 00:00:00 EDT 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7015434· OSTI ID:7015434

Gautier, C; Ricchiazzi, P; Peterson, P; Lavallee, D ^[1]; Frouin, R; Lubin, D ^[2]; Lovejoy, S ^[3]; Schertzer, D ^[4]

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1. California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
2. California Univ., San Diego, CA (United States)
3. McGill Univ., Montreal, PQ (Canada)
4. 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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