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Space-Time Statistical Structure of a Cumulus Field

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When applying any of the methods for calculating the radiation regime and its variability for cumulus clouds, in addition to the optical characteristics of an individual cloud it is important to know something about the size distribution of the clouds and the structure of the cloud field.

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Feigelson, E.M. (1984). Space-Time Statistical Structure of a Cumulus Field. In: Feigelson, E.M. (eds) Radiation in a Cloudy Atmosphere. Atmospheric Sciences Library, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6443-3_4

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