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| Original language | German |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3587-3590 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Geophysical research letters |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 19 |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Case study on the influence of inhomogeneous surface albedo on UV irradiance
AU - Degünther, M.
AU - Meerkötter, R.
AU - Albold, A.
AU - Seckmeyer, G.
N1 - https://doi.org/10.1029/98GL52785
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - The influence of inhomogeneous surface albedo on UV irradiance is investigated for cloud free conditions using a recently developed 3-dimensional radiative transfer model. From the calculations the relative enhancement of UV irradiance due to (partial) snow coverage as well as an 1-dimensional effective albedo is derived. This 1d-albedo is a quantity allowing to account for effects of inhomogeneous surface albedo in 1-dimensional radiative transfer models. The results indicate that the surface albedo must be known on an area with considerable size: even if surface albedo is specified on an area with 40km radius around the measuring site the influence of areas outside this range on UV irradiance can be still up to 3%. Although we already found encouraging agreement between modeled and measured spectral irradiance for clear skies and low surface albedo, the general evaluation of the 3-dimensional model remains an open issue.
AB - The influence of inhomogeneous surface albedo on UV irradiance is investigated for cloud free conditions using a recently developed 3-dimensional radiative transfer model. From the calculations the relative enhancement of UV irradiance due to (partial) snow coverage as well as an 1-dimensional effective albedo is derived. This 1d-albedo is a quantity allowing to account for effects of inhomogeneous surface albedo in 1-dimensional radiative transfer models. The results indicate that the surface albedo must be known on an area with considerable size: even if surface albedo is specified on an area with 40km radius around the measuring site the influence of areas outside this range on UV irradiance can be still up to 3%. Although we already found encouraging agreement between modeled and measured spectral irradiance for clear skies and low surface albedo, the general evaluation of the 3-dimensional model remains an open issue.
U2 - 10.1029/98GL52785
DO - 10.1029/98GL52785
M3 - Artikel
VL - 25
SP - 3587
EP - 3590
JO - Geophysical research letters
JF - Geophysical research letters
SN - 0094-8276
IS - 19
ER -