In this paper the influence of 3D effect on snow reflection function (SRF) and albedo is
studied in the framework of the stochastic radiative transfer theory. In particular, the …

Theoretically, laser beam divergence can redistribute multiple scattering lights by spreading
laser illumination and thus alter lidar polarization measurements. To study multiple …

The ground-based Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (ARM) and NASA Aerosol
Robotic Network (AERONET) routinely monitor clouds using zenith radiances at visible and …

This study evaluates 3‐D cloud effects on the radiation budget with a combined use of active
sensor cloud profiling radar/CloudSat and imager Moderate Resolution Imaging …

This paper establishes a framework that simulates the behavior of a spaceborne 532-nm
micropulse photon-counting lidar in cloudy and clear atmospheres in support of the ICESat …

Near the Equator, some cloud types can boost the terrestrial solar irradiance to above 1.8
kW/m 2. Even at high latitude close to 60° N, we have measured bursts up to 1.6 kW/m 2 …

The interaction between radiation and clouds represents a source of uncertainty in
numerical weather prediction (NWP) due to both intrinsic problems of one-dimensional …

For retrieving cloud optical properties from satellite images or computing these properties
from climate model output, computationally efficient treatments of cloud horizontal …

A method for retrieving cloud optical depth (τ c) using a UCSD developed ground-based sky
imager (USI) is presented. The radiance red–blue ratio (RRBR) method is motivated from …

Rough terrain in mid‐and high latitudes is often covered with highly reflective snow, giving
rise to a very complex transfer of incident sunlight. In order to simplify the radiative transfer in …