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The global distribution of observed cloudiness - A contribution to the ISCCPSatellite-inferred overall global cloud patterns generally corroborate those derived from ground-based observations. Both show significant differences of cloudiness between the two hemispheres and over extended land as compared with ocean areas. However, the averaged latitudinal values of surface-based observed cloud amounts are about 10 percent higher than those derived from Nimbus-7 observations. The largest difference (10-20 percent) is in the subtropics of each hemisphere and at subpolar and polar latitudes during the summer. The difference in reported average global total cloud amounts is about 10 percent.
Document ID
19900023043
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
London, Julius
(Colorado Univ. Boulder, CO, United States)
Hahn, Carole J.
(Colorado, University Boulder, United States)
Warren, Stephen G.
(Washington, University Seattle, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: Advances in Space Research
Volume: 9
Issue: 7 19
ISSN: 0273-1177
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
90A10098
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NOAA-NA-80AAD00030
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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