Abstract: Spectrophotometric data of Venus in the 3?4 µm region are analyzed in the context of current ideas concerning the cloud properties. The results show that a homogeneous cloud model, using a unimodal particle size distribution ...

Abstract: New satellite instruments have been delivering a wealth of information regarding land surface albedo. This basic quantity describes what fraction of solar radiation is reflected from the earth?s surface. However, its concept ...

Abstract: Given the breadth and complexity of available data, constructing a measurement-based description of global tropospheric aerosols that will effectively confront and constrain global three-dimensional models is a daunting ...

Abstract: Studying aerosols over ocean is one goal of the Multiangle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) and other spaceborne imaging systems. But top-of-atmosphere equivalent reflectance typically falls in the range of 0.03 to 0.12 ...

Abstract: Aerosols exert myriad influences on the earth's environment and climate, and on human health. The complexity of aerosol-related processes requires that information gathered to improve our understanding of climate change ...