Concerning the amount of clouds in the 45 deg north to 45 deg south latitude belt over the globe
Abstract
Average monthly estimations of cloud amount were based on albedo measurements made in two series of satellite experiments (Nimbus-3 and NOAA). The value of cloud albedo in the 45 deg north to 45 deg south latitude belt is assumed to be constant; values of surface albedo were taken from published data (Hummel and Reck, 1979). An elementary probability analysis was used to determine the climatic average value of cloud albedo. It was concluded that the proposed method gives satisfactory results for determining the cloud quantity over a uniform underlying surface and over regions with relatively little albedo.
- Publication:
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Meteorologiia i Gidrologiia
- Pub Date:
- July 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981MeGid.......54A
- Keywords:
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- Cloud Cover;
- Earth Albedo;
- Earth Observations (From Space);
- Meteorological Satellites;
- Amount;
- Approximation;
- Climatology;
- Midlatitude Atmosphere;
- Nimbus 3 Satellite;
- Noaa Satellites;
- Tropical Regions;
- Geophysics