Spectral optical layer properties of cirrus from collocated airborne measurements and simulations

Spectral upward and downward solar irradiances from vertically collocated measurements above and below a cirrus layer are used to derive cirrus optical layer properties such as spectral transmissivity, absorptivity, reflectivity, and cloud top albedo. The radiation measurements are complemented...

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Main Authors: F. Finger, F. Werner, M. Klingebiel, A. Ehrlich, E. Jäkel, M. Voigt, S. Borrmann, P. Spichtinger, M. Wendisch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-06-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/16/7681/2016/acp-16-7681-2016.pdf