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RADIATIVE TRANSFER IN SHALLOW CUMULUS CLOUD FIELDS. HAN VAN DOP and KEITH WILSON. BBC FIELD CAMPAIGN 2003. October 2004. MAJOR OBJECTIVES collection of observations of radiative fluxes as a function of azimuth and zenith angle (radiances) in cloudy conditions. OBSERVED PARAMETERS.
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RADIATIVE TRANSFER IN SHALLOW CUMULUS CLOUD FIELDS HAN VAN DOP and KEITH WILSON BBC FIELD CAMPAIGN 2003 October 2004
MAJOR OBJECTIVES collection of observations of radiative fluxes as a function of azimuth and zenith angle (radiances) in cloudy conditions
OBSERVED PARAMETERS Radiance, R() Upwelling Radiation (integrated /2-, 0-2D Downwelling Radiation (integrated 0-/2, 0-2D Azimuthal irradiance (IA( Actinic Flux (integrated 0-, 0-2F Global Irradiance, G Liquid water content, LWC
TEST CASES • cloudless conditions • cloudy conditions
FLIGHT GEOMETRIES
10 May UVa blue sky Azimuthally Integrated radiance Flight track 324 s G D D LWC Flight altitude R(
8 May visible blue sky
8.47 8.63 8.41 Down-welling radiance, D Blue sky 8.73 8.80 8.98
G 10 May 21May cud D cd D cs LWC ic Clear sky (cs) Cloud up (cu) Cloud dwn (cd) Cloud up&dwn (cud) In Cloud (ic) 21May 21May cd cs cu
10 May Cloud passings 108 s
upper cloud part 2577m lower cloud part 2486m