Infrared radiance spectra for testing radiative transfer models in cold and dry atmospheres: test cases from the Antarctic Plateau

Article Abstract:

An attempt to measure spectral radiance of the real atmosphere has been made in order to make a comparative analysis of radiative transfer models. For this, the Antarctic Plateau has been chosen as an ideal location for making such measurements. An analysis of the temperature, water vapor and ozone profiles taken from the site yielded a strong temperature inversion in the carbon dioxide band. These data were then used to create model atmospheres which can serve as input for the radiative transfer models.

Measurement, Letter to the Editor, Spectral energy distribution, Radiative transfer, Atmospheric radiation

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The Arctic forest of the Middle Eocene

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Classical paleobotany and stable isotope geochemistry were applied to materials excavated form the Fossil Forest site located on Axel Heiberg Island, Canada to understand the Arctic Forest of the Middle Eocene. Layers of diverse conifer forests with a rich angiosperm understory that endured six months of light and six months of darkness were revealed.

Canada, Analysis, Discovery and exploration, Natural resources, Paleobotany, Eocene Epoch, Coniferous forests

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How physics and biology matter in forest gap models

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Design criteria are presented for constructing ecological models, using forest ecology as an illustrative example. Components include a simplification of biotic and abiotic factors, rather than increasing the complexity of the models.

Italy, Germany, Statistical Data Included, Forest microclimatology, Forest ecology, Forest dynamics

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