Robert Alan Raschke
1) The determination of cloud optical depth from multiple fields of view pyrheliometric measurements
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Series
Atmospheric science paper volume no. 361
Pub. Date
1982.
Description
The feasibility of using a photodiode radiometer to infer optical depth of thin clouds from solar intensity measurements was examined. Analysis of the case study results indicates that the photodiode radiometer can be used effectively to determine the optical depth of thin clouds.