Estimates of radiative flux divergence in the atmosphere from satellite dataSeveral options for the inference of the atmospheric radiative flux divergence (ARD) on the basis of satellite data are discussed. Attention is given to the clear-sky case and the cloudy-sky case. LW ARD profiles for different climatological regimes are presented and the effect of cloud base height on LW ARD divergence at various heights is illustrated.
Document ID
19920031302
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Smith, G. L. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Charlock, Thomas P. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Bess, T. D. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Gupta, Shashi (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Rutan, David (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Rose, Fred G. (Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Co. Hampton, VA, United States)