Abstract: n response to a comment on their previous note about the Voigt line profile, here the authors clarify relevant statements and numeric algorithms in the original note.

Abstract: In this short note, a misinterpretation of the Voigt line profile is pointed out, which is in several popular textbooks of atmospheric physics. The correct interpretation is given based on mathematical and physical arguments, ...

Abstract: louds and the Earth?s Radiant Energy System (CERES) daytime longwave (LW) radiances are determined from the difference between a total (TOT) channel (0.3?200 ?m) measurement and a shortwave (SW) channel (0.3?5 ?m) measurement, ...

Abstract: AbstractThis study quantifies the impact of the inclusion of realistic surface spectral emissivity in the Sahara and Sahel on the simulated local climate and beyond. The surface emissivity in these regions can be as low ...

Abstract: Analysis of observations from 1979 to 2002 shows that the seasonal transition from winter to spring in East Asia is marked with a distinctive event?the onset of the south China spring rain (SCSR). In late February, the ...

Abstract: hile current atmospheric general circulation models (GCMs) still treat the surface as a blackbody in their longwave radiation scheme, recent studies suggest the need for taking realistic surface spectral emissivity into ...

Abstract: he far-IR spectrum plays an important role in the earth?s radiation budget and remote sensing. The authors compare the near-global (80°S?80°N) outgoing clear-sky far-IR flux inferred from the collocated Atmospheric Infrared ...

Abstract: he Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) level-1b radiances have been shown to be well calibrated (~0.3 K or higher) and have little secular drift (~4 mK yr?1) since operation started in September 2002. This paper investigates ...