DocumentCode
411110
Title
The decadal tropical mean radiation data and the Iris hypothesis
Author
Lin, Bing ; Wong, Takmeng ; Wielicki, Bruce A. ; Hu, Yongxiang
Author_Institution
Atmos. Sci. Res., NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Volume
5
fYear
2003
fDate
2003
Firstpage
3211
Abstract
This study examines the evidence of the strong negative climate feedback of the Iris hypothesis using decadal satellite observations of tropical mean radiative energy budget anomalies, and finds that the decadal satellite measurements do not support the Iris effect.
Keywords
atmospheric radiation; atmospheric techniques; climatology; direct broadcasting by satellite; satellite tracking; Iris hypothesis; decadal satellite measurements; decadal satellite observations; decadal tropical mean radiation data; strong negative climate feedback; tropical mean radiative energy budget anomalies; Clouds; Data analysis; Earth; Iris; Large-scale systems; Negative feedback; Ocean temperature; Satellites; Sea surface; Solar heating;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7929-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1294732
Filename
1294732
Link To Document