A Two-Year Climatology of Radiation Budget and Cloud Properties for the ARM SGP Site
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One of primary reasons for the establishment of the ARM Southern Great Plains research site was to obtain long-term records of surface radiation data and the impact of clouds on these data (Stokes and Schwartz 1994). This research project focuses on the creation of a two-year climatology of the surface radiation budget and the impact of clouds on that budget. The period of analysis extends from April 1994 through April 1996.
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