Journal of applied meteorology · 1978 · 43 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesMeteorologyAtmospheric RadiationAtmospheric ScienceRadiation DosimetryAtmospheric OpticsRadiation ParameterizationSurface Radiation BudgetAtmospheric Parameter EstimationAtmospheric Path Radiance EstimationHour AngleRadiation Budget ModelingRadiative Transfer InversionSurface Radiation Observations
Monthly means of measured daily radiation data from a defined horizontal site are used to estimate the prevailing atmospheric attenuation parameter. The estimation method uses the properties of the Fourier structure of attenuation, as a function of the hour angle, at that site, for a range of attenuation parameters. The Fourier structure of the parameter estimate is then used to calculate the global daily radiation of a "nearby" site, of any orientation, by direct formula substitution.