Sunlight, clouds, sea ice, albedo, and the radiative budget: the umbrella versus the blanket
The surface radiation budget of the Arctic Ocean plays a central role in summer ice melt and is governed by clouds and surface albedo. I calculated the net radiation flux for a range of albedos under sunny and cloudy skies and determined the break-even value, where the net radiation is the same...
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| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-06-01
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| Series: | The Cryosphere |
| Online Access: | https://www.the-cryosphere.net/12/2159/2018/tc-12-2159-2018.pdf |