Influence of multiple cloud layers on planetary albedo

Details Influence of multiple cloud layers on planetary albedo Influence of multiple cloud layers on planetary albedo

Jul 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986smrb.symp...39b&link_type=abstract

In Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Satellite Measurements of Radiation Budget of the Earth (3rd Symposium) p 39-44 (SEE N87-156

Physics

Optics

Cloud Cover, Earth Albedo, Radiation Transport, Atmospheric Models, Atmospheric Optics, Cloud Physics, Convection Clouds, Ice, Solar Terrestrial Interactions

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The influence of clouds on the planetary albedo is investigated by a one-dimensional radiation transfer model using the Delta-Eddington approximation. Results show a slightly smaller planetary albedo for a combination of an optical thin high cloud with an optical thick cloud below when compared to the planetary albedo of an atmosphere with only the lower cloud. The reason is additional absorption by the large sized ice particles of the high cloud, as documented by spectral investigations. Calculations with different degrees of overlap show that the influence of overlap cannot be neglected, if planetary albedo is calculated for a given cloud amount.

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