Generalized radiative transfer equation for multilevel clouds

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作者
Huang, B [1 ]
Huang, HL [1 ]
Smith, WL [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Wisconsin, Ctr Space Sci & Engn, Cooperat Inst Meteorol Satellite Studies, Madison, WI 53706 USA
关键词
multilevel clouds; radiative transfer equation; cloud emissivity; field of view; remote sensing;
D O I
10.1117/12.467560
中图分类号
V [航空、航天];
学科分类号
08 ; 0825 ;
摘要
Surface and aircraft observations show that many cloud types tend to appear simultaneously at the same location but at different altitudes. Furthermore, clouds may be continuous or broken at a given cloud level within a sensor's field of view (FOV). Therefore, it is desirable that a general radiative transfer equation (RTE) can describe all the possible cloudy atmospheres for remote sensing applications. In this paper an M-level cloudy RTE is formulated. Specific diagrams and equations for up to four-level cloud systems are illustrated.
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页码:201 / 210
页数:10
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