Simple approximation for infrared emissivity of water clouds.

P. Chylek; V. Ramaswamy

doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1982)039<0171:SAFIEO>2.0.CO;2

Simple approximation for infrared emissivity of water clouds.

P. Chylek, V. Ramaswamy

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We have derived a simple approximation for the emissivity and flux emissivity of water clouds inside the atmospheric window between 8 and 14 micrometre. In our approximation the emissivity in the 8-11.5 micrometre band is a function only of the cloud's liquid water content and cloud thickness. At wavelengths more than 11.5 micrometre the emissivity is a function of the droplet size distribution as well.-from Authors

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	171-177
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Volume	39
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1982)039<0171:SAFIEO>2.0.CO;2
State	Published - 1982
Externally published	Yes

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