Atmospheric thermal radiation from historical measurements to investigations of the Earth's greenhouse effect

Here, we recall first quantitative measurements of terrestrial and atmospheric thermal infrared radiation that were made about hundred years ago, and relate them to present day radiation budget measurements and greenhouse effect investigations through the atmosphere. At the beginning of the 20th ce...

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Main Author: Rolf Philipona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2013-12-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2013/0473