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Evaluation of standard radiation atmosphere aerosol models for a coastal environmentCalculations are compared with data from an experiment to evaluate the utility of standard radiation atmosphere (SRA) models for defining aerosol properties in atmospheric radiation computations. Initial calculations with only SRA aerosols in a four-layer atmospheric column simulation allowed a sensitivity study and the detection of spectral trends in optical depth, which differed from measurements. Subsequently, a more detailed analysis provided a revision in the stratospheric layer, which brought calculations in line with both optical depth and skylight radiance data. The simulation procedure allows determination of which atmospheric layers influence both downwelling and upwelling radiation spectra.
Document ID
19870041959
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Whitlock, C. H.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Suttles, J. T.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Sebacher, D. I.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Fuller, W. H.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Lecroy, S. R.
(PRC Kentron International, Inc. Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
December 20, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 91
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
87A29233
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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