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Reflection of solar radiation by a cylindrical cloudPotential applications of an analytic method for computing the solar radiation reflected by a cylindrical cloud are discussed, including studies of radiative transfer within finite clouds and evaluations of these effects on other clouds and on remote sensing problems involving finite clouds. The pattern of reflected sunlight from a cylindrical cloud as seen at a large distance has been considered and described by the bidirectional function method for finite cloud analysis, as previously studied theoretically for plane-parallel atmospheres by McKee and Cox (1974); Schmetz and Raschke (1981); and Stuhlmann et al. (1985). However, the lack of three-dimensional radiative transfer solutions for anisotropic scattering media have hampered theoretical investigations of bidirectional functions for finite clouds. The present approach permits expression of the directional variation of the radiation field as a spherical harmonic series to any desired degree and order.
Document ID
19900032287
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Smith, G. L.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: Symposium on the Role of Clouds in Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Climate
Location: Anaheim, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: January 30, 1989
End Date: February 3, 1989
Accession Number
90A19342
Distribution Limits
Public
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