On the Contribution of Aerosols and Clouds to Global Dimming and Brightening Using a Radiative Transfer Model, ISCCP-H Cloud and MERRA-2 Aerosol Optical Properties

On the Contribution of Aerosols and Clouds to Global Dimming and Brightening Using a Radiative Transfer Model, ISCCP-H Cloud and MERRA-2 Aerosol Optical Properties

The interdecadal changes of the incident solar radiation at the Earth’s surface (SSR) are mainly driven by changes in clouds and aerosols. In order to investigate their contribution to the SSR changes (global dimming and brightening or GDB), the FORTH radiative transfer model (RTM) is used to comput...

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Main Authors: Michael Stamatis, Nikolaos Hatzianastassiou, Marios-Bruno Korras-Carraca, Christos Matsoukas, Martin Wild, Ilias Vardavas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Environmental Sciences Proceedings
Subjects:
aerosols
clouds
global dimming and brightening
radiation transfer model
MERRA-2
ISCCP-H
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/26/1/34

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