The Role of the Effective Cloud Albedo for Climate Monitoring and Analysis

The Role of the Effective Cloud Albedo for Climate Monitoring and Analysis

Cloud properties and the Earth’s radiation budget are defined as essential climate variables by Global Climate Observing System (GCOS). The cloud albedo is a measure for the portion of solar radiation reflected back to space by clouds. This information is essential for the analysis and interpretatio...

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Main Authors: Christine Träger-Chatterjee, Richard Mueller, Jörg Trentmann, Rebekka Posselt, Reto Stökli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-10-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
cloud albedo
solar irradiance
Earth radiation budget
climate
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/3/11/2305/

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