The effect of surface heterogeneity on cloud absorption estimates

Chiu, J. C., Marshak, A. and Wiscombe, W. (2004) The effect of surface heterogeneity on cloud absorption estimates. Geophysical Research Letters, 31 (15). L15105. ISSN 0094-8276 doi: 10.1029/2004GL020104

Abstract/Summary

This study presents a systematic and quantitative analysis of the effect of inhomogeneous surface albedo on shortwave cloud absorption estimates. We used 3D radiative transfer modeling over a checkerboard surface albedo to calculate cloud absorption. We have found that accounting for surface heterogeneity enhances cloud absorption. However, the enhancement is not sufficient to explain the reported difference between measured and modeled cloud absorption.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/16772
Identification Number/DOI	10.1029/2004GL020104
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Meteorology
Publisher	American Geophysical Union
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