Balloon-based measurements of the profile of downwelling shortwave irradiance in the troposphere

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Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Transmission And Scattering Of Radiation, Global Change: Solar Variability, Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Radiative Processes, Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Remote Sensing

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Using a helium plus reversible fluid balloon system as the observing platform, multiple profiles of shortwave irradiance between 4 and 10 km were recently obtained over the Los Angeles basin. Measurements of downwelling hemispheric broadband irradiance were made over a period of six hours in conditions that could be characterized by a mid-latitude, summer model atmosphere. These data are described and compared to model computations using a spectrally-resolving, plane parallel, multiple scattering model. The systematic difference between model and observations (10%) at high altitudes is discussed in terms of possible factors that affect the instrument measurement response under cold temperature conditions. The measurements and calculations of downwelling irradiance agree to better than 5% in the lower troposphere.

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