Abstract: Two versions of the LOWTRAN5 radiance code are used in a study of the earth's clear sky infrared radiation budget in the interval 30 cm?1 (333.3 ?m) to 3530 cm?1 (2.8 ?m). One version uses 5 cm?1 resolution and temperature ...

Abstract: Calculations made with a one-dimensional radiative-convective climate model show that the optical properties of clouds in solar wavelengths can be a stabilizing factor in climate change. Cloud reflectivity and absorption ...

Abstract: Radiative fluxes at the top of the atmosphere (TOA) and the surface were compared at two Antarctic stations, Syowa and the South Pole, using Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) data and surface observations. Fluxes ...

Abstract: A spectral general circulation model (GCM) is run for perpetual January with fixed sea surface temperature conditions. It has internally generated, variable cloud optical properties as well as variable cloud arm and heights. ...

Abstract: The spatial and temporal relationships between fluctuations in geopotential height and high-cloud fractional area in low-pass (periods greater than 10 days) and intermediate-pass (10?30 days) time scales are investigated ...

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Abstract: Changes in aerosol concentrations could imply changes in cloud condensation nuclei concentrations, which could in turn affect cloud optical properties. Calculations made with a one-dimensional radiative-convective model ...

Abstract: Three radiative-convective climate models are used to investigate the temperature changes caused by the presence of aerosol. One uses meridional heat transport (obtained from another model) and heat storage, in addition ...

Abstract: A time filter that passes waves with periods in the 2.5-6.0 day band is applied to a six-winter record of the Nimbus-7 THIR/TOMS high cloudiness and the NMC 500-mb geopotential height in the northern extratropics. The ...