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Ackerman, S. A., and S. K. Cox, 1981: Aircraft observations of the shortwave fractional absorptance of non-homogeneous clouds. J. Appl. Meteor., 20, 1510-1515. [Abstract]

Alberta, T. L., and S. K. Cox, 1990: Cloud field reflectance variations traceable to finite cloud effects. J. Appl. Meteor., 29, 165-178. [Abstract]

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Barker, H. W., C. F. Pavloski, M. Ovtchinnikov, E. E. Clothiaux, 2004: Assessing a cloud optical depth retrieval algorithm with model-generated data and the frozen turbulence assumption. J. Atmos. Sci., 61, 2951-2956. [Abstract]

Barker, H. W., R. K. Goldstein, D. E. Stevens, 2003: Monte Carlo simulation of solar reflectances for cloudy atmospheres. J. Atmos. Sci., 60, 1881-1894. [Abstract]

Barker, H. W., A. Marshak, W. Szyrmer, A. Trishchenko, and J. Blanchet, 2002: Inference of cloud optical properties from aircraft-based solar radiometric measurements. J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 2093-2111. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 2.1 MB)]

Barker, H. W., and A. Marshak, 2001: Inferring optical depth of broken clouds above green vegetation using surface solar radiometric measurements. J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 2989-3006. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 547 KB)]

Barker, H. W., G. L. Stephens, and Q. Fu, 1999: The sensitivity of domain-averaged solar fluxes to assumptions about cloud geometry. Q. J. R. Meteor. Soc., 125, 2127-2152. [Abstract]

Barker, H. W., J. J. Morcette, and G. D. Alexander, 1998: Broadband solar fluxes and heating rates for atmospheres with 3D broken clouds. Q. J. R. Meteor. Soc., 124, 1245-127. [Abstract]

Barker, H. W., and B. A. Wielicki, 1997: Parameterizing grid-averaged longwave fluxes for inhomogeneous marine boundary layer clouds. J. Atmos. Sci., 54, 2785-2798. [Abstract]

Barker, H. W., 1996: Estimating cloud field albedo using one-dimensional series of optical depth. J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 2826-2837. [Abstract]

Barker, H. W., 1995: A spectral-analysis of albedo and bidirectional reflectances for inhomogeneous clouds. Remote Sens. Environ., 54, 113-120. [Abstract]

Barker, H. W., and D. M. Liu, 1995: Inferring optical depth of broken clouds from Landsat data. J. Climate, 8, 2620-2630. [Abstract]

Barker, H. W., 1994: Solar radiative transfer for wind-sheared cumulus cloud fields. J. Atmos. Sci., 51, 1141-1156. [Abstract]

Barker, H. W., 1992: Solar radiative transfer through clouds possessing isotropic variable extinction coefficient. Q. J. R. Meteor. Soc., 118, 1145-1162. [Abstract]

Barker, H. W., and J. A. Davies, 1992: Solar radiative fluxes for broken cloud fields above reflecting surfaces. J. Atmos. Sci., 49, 749-761. [Abstract]

Barker, H. W., and J. A. Davies, 1992: Solar radiative fluxes for stochastic, scale-invariant broken cloud fields. J. Atmos. Sci., 49, 1115-1126. [Abstract]

Barker, H. W., and J. A. Davies, 1992: Cumulus cloud radiative properties and the characteristics of satellite radiance wave-number spectra. Remote Sens. Environ., 42, 51-64. [Abstract]

Batey, M., Harshvardhan, and R. Green, 2000: Geometrically effective cloud fraction for solar radiation. Atmos. Res., 55, 115-129. [Abstract]

Battaglia, A., and C. Simmer, 2007: Explaining the polarization signal from rain dichroic effects. J. Quant. Spectr. Radiative Transfer, 105, 84-101. [Abstract]

Battaglia, A., M. O. Ajewole, and C. Simmer, 2007: Evaluation of radar multiple scattering effects in Cloudsat configuration. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 1719-1730. [Abstract]

Battaglia, A., C. Simmer, and H. Czekala, 2006: Three-dimensional effects in polarization signatures as observed from precipitating clouds by low frequency ground-based microwave radiometers. Atmos. Phys. Chem., 6, 4383-4394. [Abstract]

Battaglia, A., and S. Mantovani, 2005: Forward Monte Carlo computations of fully polarized microwave radiation in non isotropic media. J. Quant. Spectrosc. Rad. Transf., 95, 285-308. [Abstract]

Benassi, A., F. Szczap, A. B. Davis, M. Masbou, C. Cornet, and P. Bleuyard, 2004: Thermal radiative fluxes through inhomogeneous cloud fields: A sensitivity study using a new stochastic cloud generator. Atmos. Res., 72, 291-315. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 1.1 MB)]

Benner, T. C., and K. F. Evans, 2001: Three-dimensional solar radiative transfer in small tropical cumulus fields derived from high-resolution imagery. J. Geophys. Res., 106, 14975-14984. [Abstract]

Boers, R., A. van Lammeren, and A. Feijt, 2000: Accuracy of Cloud Optical Depth Retrievals from Ground-Based Pyranometers., J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 17, 916–927. [Abstract]

Boers, R., J. D. Spinhirne, and W. D. Hart, 1988: Lidar observations of thefine-scale variability of marine stratocumulus clouds. J. Applied Meteor., 27, 7, 797–810. [Abstract]

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Bouet, C., F. Szczap, M. Leriche, and A. Benassi, 2006: What is the effect of cloud inhomogeneities on actinic fluxes and chemical species concentrations? Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L01818, doi:10.1029/2005GL024727. [Abstract]

Box, M. A., I. N. Polonsky, and A. B. Davis, 2003: Higher-order perturbation theory applied to radiative transfer in non-plane-parallel media. J. Quant. Spectrosc. Rad. Transf., 78, 105-118. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 156 KB)]

Bréon, F.-M., 1992: Reflectance of broken cloud fields: Simulation and parameterization. J. Atmos. Sci., 49, 1221-1232. [Abstract]

Brewer, J., and L. Di Girolamo, 2006: Limitations of fractal dimension estimation algorithms with implications for cloud studies. Atmos. Res., 82 (1-2): 433-454. [Abstract]

Bugliaro, L., B. Mayer, R. Meerkotter, and J. Verdebout, 2006: Potential and limitations of space-based methods for the retrieval of surface UV-B daily doses: A numerical study. J. Geophys. Res., 111 D23207, doi:10.1029/2005JD006534. [Abstract]

Buriez, J. C., F. Parol, Z. Poussi, and M. Viollier, 2007: An improved derivation of the top-of-atmosphere albedo from POLDER/ADEOS-2: 2. Broadband albedo. J. Geophys. Res., 112, D19201. [Abstract]

Buriez, J.-C., F. Parol, C. Cornet, M. Doutriaux-Boucher, 2005: An improved derivation of the top-of-atmosphere albedo from POLDER/ADEOS-2: Narrowband albedos. J. Geophys. Res., 110, D05202. [Abstract]

Buriez, J.-C., M. Doutriaux-Boucher, F. Parol, and N. G. Loeb, 2001: Angular variability of the liquid water cloud optical thickness retrieved from ADEOS-POLDER. J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 3007-3018. [Abstract]

Busygin, V. P., Yevstratov, N. A., and YE. M. Feygelson, 1977: Calculation of the direct, scattered, and total solar radiant fluxes and their distributions in cumulus clouds. Izv. Atmos. Oceanic Phys., 13 (3), 184-190.

Busygin, V. P., Yevstratov, N. A., and YE. M. Feygelson, 1973: Optical properties of cumulus clouds, and radiative fluxes for cumulus cloud cover. Izv. Atmos. Oceanic Phys., 9 (11), 1142-1151.

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Cahalan, R. F., L. Oreopoulos, A. Marshak, K. F. Evans, A. B. Davis, R. Pincus, K. Yetzer, B. Mayer, R. Davies, T. Ackerman, H. Barker, E. Clothiaux, R. Ellingson, M. Garay, E. Kassianov, S. Kinne, A. Macke, W. OHirok, P. Partain, S. Prigarin, A. Rublev, G. Stephens, F. Szczap, E. Takara, T. Várnai, G. Wen, and T. Zhuravleva, 2005: The International Intercomparison of 3D Radiation Codes (I3RC): Bringing together the most advanced radiative transfer tools for cloudy atmospheres. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 86 (9), 1275-1293. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 4.8 MB)]

Cahalan, R. F., M. McGill, J. Kolasinski, T. Várnai, and K. Yetzer, 2005: THOR — Cloud Thickness from Offbeam Lidar Returns. J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 22 (6), 605-627. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 1.7 MB)]

Cahalan, R. F., L. Oreopoulos, G. Wen, A. Marshak, S. C. Tsay, and T. P. DeFelice, 2001: Cloud characterization and clear sky correction from Landsat 7. Remote Sens. Environ., 78, 83-98. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 6.0 MB)]

Cahalan, R. F., 1994: Bounded cascade clouds albedo and effective thickness. Nonlinear Proc. Geophys., 1, 156-167. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 1.1 MB)]

Cahalan, R. F., W. Ridgway, W. J. Wiscombe, T. L. Bell, and J. B. Snider, 1994: The albedo of fractal stratocumulus clouds. J. Atmos. Sci., 51, 2434-2455. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 1.8 MB)]

Cahalan, R. F., W. Ridgway, W. J. Wiscombe, Harshvardhan, and S. Gollmer, 1994: Independent pixel and Monte Carlo estimates of stratocumulus albedo. J. Atmos. Sci., 51, 3776-3790. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 1.2 MB)]

Cahalan, R. F., and J. H. Joseph, 1989: Fractal statistics of cloud fields. Mon. Wea. Rev., 117, 261-272. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 994 KB)]

Cahalan, R. F., and J. B. Snider, 1989: Marine stratocumulus structure. Remote Sens. Environ., 28, 95-107.

Cahalan, R. F., D. A. Short, and G. R. North, 1982: Cloud fluctuation statistics. Mon. Wea. Rev., 110, 26-43. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 1.7 MB)]

Cairns, B., A. A. Lacis, and B. E. Carlson, 2000: Absorption within inhomogeneous clouds and its parameterization in general circulation models. J. Atmos. Sci., 57, 700-714. [Abstract]

Chambers, L. H., B. A. Wielicki, and N. G. Loeb, 2001: Shortwave flux from satellite-meassured radiance: A theoretical study over marine boundary layer clouds. J. Applied Meteor., 40, 2144-2161. [Abstract]

Chambers, L. H., B. A. Wielicki, and K. F. Evans, 1997: Accuracy of the independent pixel approximation for satellite estimates of oceanic boundary layer cloud optical depth. J. Geophys. Res., 102, 1779-1794. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 1.6 MB)]

Chambers, L. H., B. A. Wielicki, and K. F. Evans, 1997: Independent pixel and two-dimensional estimates of Landsat-derived cloud field albedo. J. Atmos. Sci., 54, 1525-1532. [Abstract]

Chen, Y., K. N. Liou, 2006: A Monte Carlo method for 3D thermal infrared radiative transfer. J. Quant. Spectr. Rad. Transf., 101, 166-178. [Abstract]

Chiu, J. C., A. Marshak, Y. Knyazikhin, W. J. Wiscombe, H. W. Barker, J. C. Barnard, and Y. Luo, 2006: Remote sensing of cloud properties using ground-based measurements of zenith radiance. J. Geophys. Res., 111, D16201, doi:10.1029/2005JD006843. [Abstract]

Chiu, J. C., A. Marshak and W. J. Wiscombe, 2004: The effect of surface albedo inhomogeneity on cloud absorption estimates. Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L15105, doi:10.1029/2004GL020104. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 160 KB)]

Chosson, F., J.-L. Brenguier, and L. Schuller, 2007: Entrainment-mixing and radiative transfer simulation in boundary layer clouds. J. Atmos. Sci., 64, 2670-2682. [Abstract]

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Chylek, P., and J. S. Dobbie, 1995: Radiative properties of finite inhomogeneous cirrus clouds: Monte Carlo simulations. J. Atmos. Sci., 52, 3512-3522. [Abstract]

Coakley, J. A., and T. Kobayashi, 1989: Broken cloud biases in albedo and surface insolation derived from satellite imagery data. J. Climate, 2, 721-730. [Abstract]

Coakley, J. A., and R. Davies, 1986: The effect of cloud sides on reflected solar radiation as deduced from satellite observations. J. Atmos. Sci., 43, 1025-1034. [Abstract]

Cole, J. N. S., H. W. Barker, W. O'Hirok, E. E. Clothiaux, M. F. Khairoutdinov, and D. A. Randall, 2005: Atmospheric radiative transfer through global arrays of 2D clouds. Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L19817, doi:10.1029/2005GL023329. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 244 KB)]

Cornet, C., and R. Davies, 2008: Use of MISR measurements to study the radiative transfer of an isolated convective cloud: Implications for cloud optical thickness retrieval J. Geophys. Res., 113, D04202. [Abstract]

Cornet, C., J.-C. Buriez, J. Riédi, H. Isaka, B. Guillemet, 2005: Case study of inhomogeneous cloud parameter retrieval from MODIS data, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L13807, doi:10.1029/2005GL022791. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 4.8 MB)]

Cornet, C., H. Isaka, B. Guillemet, and F. Szczap, 2004 : Neural network retrieval of cloud parameters of inhomogeneous clouds from multispectral and multiscale radiance data: Feasibility study. J. Geophys. Res., 109, D12203, DOI 10.1029/2003JD004186. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 5.6 MB)]

Crewell, S., C. Simmer, U. Löhnert, V. Venema, A. Feijt, E. van Meijgaard, A. van Lammeren, H. Bloemink, D. Jolivet, M. Wendisch, S. Schmidt, M. Schröder, U. Willén, M. Quante, J. Meywerk, O. A. Krasnov, T. Trautmann, S. G. García, K. Pfeilsticker, and T. Scholl, 2004: The BALTEX Bridge Campaign An integrated approach for a better understanding of clouds. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 85 (10), 1565-1584, doi: 10.1175/BAMS-85-10-1565. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 3.7 MB)]

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Davies, R., 1994: Spatial autocorrelation of radiation measured by the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment—Scene inhomogeneity and reciprocity violation. J. Geophys. Res., 99, 20879-20887. [Abstract]

Davies, R., 1984: Reflected solar radiances from broken cloud scenes and the interpretation of scanner meassurements. J. Geophys. Res., 89, 1259-1266.

Davies, R., W. L. Ridgway, and K.-E. Kim, 1984: Spectral absorption of solar radiation in cloudy atmospheres: A 20 cm-1 model. J. Atmos. Sci., 41, 2126-2137. [Abstract]

Davies, R., 1978: The effect of finite geometry on the three-dimensional transfer of solar irradiance in clouds. J. Atmos. Sci., 35, 1712-1725. [Abstract]

Davis, A. B., and A. Marshak, 2004: Photon propagation in heterogeneous optical media with spatial correlations: Enhanced mean-free-paths and wider-than-exponential free-path distributions. J. Quant. Spectr. Rad. Trans., 84, 3-34. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 993 KB)]

Davis, A. B., and A. Marshak, 2002: Space-time characteristics of light transmitted through dense clouds: A Green Function Analysis. J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 2713-2727. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 652 KB)]

Davis, A. B., S. P. Love, R. F. Cahalan, and M. J. McGill, 2002: Off-beam lidar senses cloud thickness and density. Laser Focus World, October Issue, 38, 101-103. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 430 KB)]

Davis, A. B., and A. Marshak, 2001: Multiple scattering in clouds: Insights from three-dimensional diffusion/P 1 theory. Nucl. Sci. Eng., 137, 251-280. [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 753 KB)]

Davis, A. B., R. F. Cahalan, M. J. McGill, and S. P. Love, 1999: Offbeam Lidar: An emerging technique in cloud remote sensing based on radiative Green function theory in the diffusion domain. Phys. Chem. Earth, B24, 177-185. (Erratum 757-765). [Abstract] [Full paper (PDF 964 KB)]

Davis, A., A. Marshak, R. F. Cahalan, and W. J. Wiscombe, 1997: INTERACTIONS: Solar and laser beams in stratus clouds, fractals and multifractals in climate and remote sensing studies. Fractals, 5, 129-166. [Abstract]

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