Midlatitude cirrus cloud radiative forcing over China

Midlatitude cirrus cloud radiative forcing over China

[1] Midlatitude cirrus cloud radiative forcing (CRF) values at the tropopause over China are estimated using a radiative transfer model initialized by Earth‐orbiting Cloud‐Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) measurements. A derived diurnal mean CRF, solved as a function of solar zenith angle, , though varied over the sola...

A simple model for cloud radiative forcing

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Spectral and Broadband Longwave Downwelling Radiative Fluxes, Cloud Radiative Forcing, and Fractional Cloud Cover over the South Pole

Annual cycles of downwelling broadband infrared radiative flux and spectral downwelling infrared flux were determined using data collected at the South Pole during 2001. Clear-sky conditions are identified by comparing radiance ratios of observed and simulated spectra. Clear-sky fluxes are in the range of 110–125 W m 2 during summer (December–January) and 60–80 W m 2 during winter (April–Septem...

A Climatology of Midlatitude Continental Clouds from the ARM SGP Central Facility : Part II : Cloud Fraction and Radiative Forcing

Direct SW aerosol radiative forcing over Portugal

The estimation of radiative forcing due to desert dust and forest fires aerosols is a very important issue since these particles are very efficient at scattering and absorbing both short and longwave radiation. In this work, the evaluation of the aerosol radiative forcing at the top of the atmosphere over the south of Portugal is made, particularly in 5 the regions ofÉvora and of Cabo da Roca. ...