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contributor authorGupta, Shashi K.
contributor authorKratz, David P.
contributor authorWilber, Anne C.
contributor authorNguyen, L. Cathy
date accessioned2017-06-09T14:37:30Z
date available2017-06-09T14:37:30Z
date copyright2004/05/01
date issued2004
identifier issn0739-0572
identifier otherams-2305.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4159568
description abstractParameterized shortwave and longwave algorithms developed at the Langley Research Center have been used to derive surface radiative fluxes in the processing of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) data obtained from flight aboard the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite. Retrieved fluxes were validated on an instantaneous?footprint basis using coincident surface measurements obtained from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program's Southern Great Plains (SGP) central facility, the ARM/SGP network of extended facilities, and a number of surface sites of the Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN) and the Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory (CMDL). Validation was carried out separately for clear-sky and all-sky conditions. For the shortwave, systematic errors varied from ?12 to 10 W m?2 for clear skies and from ?5 to 35 W m?2 for all-sky conditions. Random errors varied from 20 to 40 W m?2 for clear skies but were much larger (45?85 W m?2) for all-sky conditions. For the longwave, systematic errors were comparatively small for both clear-sky and all-sky conditions (0 to ?10 W m?2) and random errors were within about 20 W m?2. In general, comparisons with surface data from the ARM/SGP site (especially the central facility) showed the best agreement. Large systematic errors in shortwave comparisons for some sites were related to flaws in the surface measurements. Larger errors in longwave fluxes for some footprints were found to be related to the errors in cloud mask retrievals, mostly during the nighttime. Smaller longwave errors related to potential errors in the operational analysis products used in satellite retrievals were also found. Still, longwave fluxes obtained with the present algorithm nearly meet the accuracy requirements for climate research.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleValidation of Parameterized Algorithms Used to Derive TRMM–CERES Surface Radiative Fluxes
typeJournal Paper
journal volume21
journal issue5
journal titleJournal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
identifier doi10.1175/1520-0426(2004)021<0742:VOPAUT>2.0.CO;2
journal fristpage742
journal lastpage752
treeJournal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology:;2004:;volume( 021 ):;issue: 005
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