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Solar Radiation and Clouds

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  • © 1980

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Authors:
  1. Ronald M. Welch

    1. Colorado State University, USA

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  2. Stephen K. Cox

    1. Colorado State University, USA

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  3. John M. Davis

    1. Colorado State University, USA

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  • This eBook is available on-line, for the first time, an AMS publication previously only in print

  • Focuses on selected specialized topics written by experts

  • It is useful as documentation of the research discussions taking place during the 80's

Part of the book series: Meteorological Monographs (METEOR)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N2-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Ronald M. Welch, Stephen K. Cox, John M. Davis
    Pages 1-2

  3. The Effect of Monomodal Drop Size Distributions, Cloud Top Heights, Cloud Thickness and Vertical Water Vapor Profiles upon Cloud Heating Rates and the Cloud Radiation Field

    • Ronald M. Welch, Stephen K. Cox
    Pages 3-21

  4. The Effect of Cloud Bimodal Drop Size Distributions upon the Radiative Characteristics of Clouds

    • Ronald M. Welch, Stephen K. Cox
    Pages 23-42

  5. The Solar Radiative Properties of Ice Clouds

    • Ronald M. Welch, Stephen K. Cox
    Pages 43-65

  6. The Effect of Cloud Geometry upon the Radiative Characteristics of Finite Clouds

    • Ronald M. Welch, Stephen K. Cox, John M. Davis
    Pages 67-80

  7. The Effect of Vertical and Horizontal Cloud Microstructure Inhomogeneities upon the Radiative Characteristics of Cloud Layers

    • Ronald M. Welch, Stephen K. Cox, John M. Davis
    Pages 81-90

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 91-97
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The research reported in this monograph represents an attempt to explore the extreme values as well as the more probable values of the radiative characteristics of water and ice clouds in the solar wavelengths. It discusses topics such as monomodal drop size distributions, cloud thickness, cloud geometry, to the radiative characteristics of clouds and ice crystals.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Colorado State University, USA

    Ronald M. Welch, Stephen K. Cox, John M. Davis

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