| Surface Response to Cloud Shadowing. (1998) | |||||||||
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| This study investigated the response of surface temperature to cloud shadows. A quantitative model applicable to IR backgrounds was developed. Time-dependent heat flow and energy budget equations have been solved to determine the diurnal variation in surface ground temperatures for a dry, sandy soil with a simple vegetation layer under various cloud conditions. Ground temperatures were determined to vary up to 2K in the first minute following cloud shadowing of solar illumination; stable soil temperatures were not reached after over an hour of shade. These results indicate the importance of including cloud shadow ing in the SWOE background model. | |||||||||
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