Radiative Transfer Observations and Calculations During BOMEX

Radiative Transfer Observations and Calculations During BOMEX PDF Author: Peter M. Kuhn
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Category : Atmospheric radiation
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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Book Description
During the Barbados Oceanographic and Meteorological Experiment in 1969, over 220 balloon borne radiometersonde ascents were made from the NOAA research vessels "Discoverer" and "Rainier", the U.S. Coast Guard vessel "Rockaway", and the Seawell Airport on Barbados. The radiative power derived from the ascents provided a massive comparison between observed values and calculations using temperature and moisture profiles of the radiosonde. A summary and brief analysis of the observations and calculations by the radiative transfer equation is examined, along with comments on the radiative cooling.