The far‐infrared Earth

J Harries, B Carli, R Rizzi, C Serio… - Reviews of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The paper presents a review of the far‐infrared (FIR) properties of the Earth's atmosphere
and their role in climate. These properties have been relatively poorly understood, and it is …

Radiative transfer codes for atmospheric correction and aerosol retrieval: intercomparison study

SY Kotchenova, EF Vermote, R Levy, A Lyapustin - Applied Optics, 2008 - opg.optica.org
Results are summarized for a scientific project devoted to the comparison of four
atmospheric radiative transfer codes incorporated into different satellite data processing …

Surface ultraviolet radiation

JB Kerr, VE Fioletov - Atmosphere-Ocean, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
One of the main concerns regarding a decrease in stratospheric ozone is the consequential
increasein the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation that reaches the lower atmosphere and …

[HTML][HTML] Fast lidar and radar multiple-scattering models. Part II: Wide-angle scattering using the time-dependent two-stream approximation

RJ Hogan, A Battaglia - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 2008 - journals.ametsoc.org
Fast Lidar and Radar Multiple-Scattering Models. Part II: Wide-Angle Scattering Using the
Time-Dependent Two-Stream Approximation in: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Volume …

Impulse response solution to the three-dimensional vector radiative transfer equation in atmosphere-ocean systems. I. Monte Carlo method

PW Zhai, GW Kattawar, P Yang - Applied optics, 2008 - opg.optica.org
We have developed a powerful 3D Monte Carlo code, as part of the Radiance in a Dynamic
Ocean (RaDyO) project, which can compute the complete effective Mueller matrix at any …

Impacts of 3‐D radiative effects on satellite cloud detection and their consequences on cloud fraction and aerosol optical depth retrievals

Y Yang, L Di Girolamo - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
We present the first examination on how 3‐D radiative transfer impacts satellite cloud
detection that uses a single visible channel threshold. The 3‐D radiative transfer through …

On reflectance ratios and aerosol optical depth retrieval in the presence of cumulus clouds

EI Kassianov, M Ovtchinnikov - Geophysical Research Letters, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The traditional conversion of satellite‐observed reflectances to the aerosol optical depth
(AOD) is highly conjectural in the vicinity of clouds due to the 3D cloud‐induces …

Remote sensing of cloud sides of deep convection: towards a three-dimensional retrieval of cloud particle size profiles

T Zinner, A Marshak, S Lang… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2008 - acp.copernicus.org
The cloud scanner sensor is a central part of a recently proposed satellite remote sensing
concept–the three-dimensional (3-D) cloud and aerosol interaction mission (CLAIM-3D) …

Importance of molecular Rayleigh scattering in the enhancement of clear sky reflectance in the vicinity of boundary layer cumulus clouds

G Wen, A Marshak, RF Cahalan - Journal of Geophysical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Clouds increase the complexity of atmospheric radiative transfer processes, particularly for
aerosol retrievals in clear regions in the vicinity of clouds. This study focuses on identifying …

[HTML][HTML] Shortwave radiative impacts from aerosol effects on marine shallow cumuli

P Zuidema, H Xue, G Feingold - Journal of the atmospheric …, 2008 - journals.ametsoc.org
The net shortwave radiative impact of aerosol on simulations of two shallow marine cloud
cases is investigated using a Monte Carlo radiative transfer model. For a shallow cumulus …