Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
CLD , begins with the direct
DIR
CLR evaluated with zero
surface reflectance and zero cloud fraction. A fraction of that flux is
25
The cloudy sky component of the calculation, Q
), which is Q
solar energy flux to the cloud top (Q
Figure 1-6. Example: surface solar irradiance at 3 hourly and daily resolutions from ISCCP
(After Bishop et al., 2000. 2000 NASA.)
CLD , begins with the direct
DIR
CLR evaluated with zero
surface reflectance and zero cloud fraction. A fraction of that flux is
25
The cloudy sky component of the calculation, Q
), which is Q
solar energy flux to the cloud top (Q
Figure 1-6. Example: surface solar irradiance at 3 hourly and daily resolutions from ISCCP
(After Bishop et al., 2000. 2000 NASA.)