PATHFINDER High Resolution
Surface Radiative Fluxes

Department of Meteorology
University of Maryland, College Park


Department of Meterology
 



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References


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Charlock, T. P., Whitlock, C. H., and Alberta, T.: The GEWEX Surface Radiation Budget Project, Results Available on Line. WCRP GEWEX NEWS, vol. 3, no. 1, Spring 1993.

Gu, J., R. T. Pinker, and I. Laszlo, 1998. Global scale satellite observations of radiative fluxes: sensitivity to new sources of water vapor. Spring 1998 AGU Meeting, Boston MA, June 26-30.

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Ohring, G. and D. C. Dodge, 1992. The NOAA/NASA Pathfinder Program. Current Problems in Atmospheric Radiation, IRS 92, Deepak Publishing, pp.405.

Pinker, R. T. and I. Laszlo, 1992 . Modeling of surface solar irradiance for satellite applications on a global scale. J. Appl. Meteor., 31, 194-211.

Pinker, R. T., I. Laszlo, C. H. Whitlock and T. P. Charlock, 1995. Radiative Flux Opens New Window on Climate Research. EOS, 76, No. 15, April 11.

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Meeson, B.W., F.E. Corprew, J.M.P. McManus, D.M. Myers, J.W. Closs, K.-J. Sun, D.J. Sunday, P.J. Sellers, ISLSCP Initiative I -- Global Data Sets for Land-Atmosphere Models,1987-1988. Volumes 1-5. Published on CD by NASA (USA_NASA_GDAAC_ISLSCP_001 - USA_NASA_GDAAC_ISLSCP_005), 1995.

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