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FROM VOLUME 3, NUMBER 1, JANUARY 1990
SPECIAL ISSUE: ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION
Atmospheric Radiation--A Selection of Topics, J. Lenoble, Ed., Atmos.
Res., 23(3/4), Oct. 1989. The International Radiation Symposium,
organized by the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric
Physics (IAMAP), was held in 1988 in Lille, France. This issue contains most of
the invited papers and covers the following major topics: (1) interaction
between clouds and radiation, (2) climate and radiation, (3) basic radiative
transfer, and (4) remote sensing of atmospheric constituents. The following
papers are included in this issue; those most closely related to climate change
are annotated here. Extended abstracts of 170 of the 200 papers are published by
A. Deepak under the title "IRS '88: Current Problems in Atmospheric
Radiation," J. Lenoble and J.F. Geleyn, Eds.
"Line Shape and the Water Vapor Continuum," S.A. Clough (Atmos.
Environ. Res. Inc., Cambridge MA 02139), F.X. Kneizys, R.W. Davies, 229-241.
"Towards a Surface Radiation Climatology: Retrieval of Downward
Irradiances from Satellites," J. Schmetz (European Space Operations Ctr.,
Robert Bosch-Str. 5, 6100 Darmstadt, FRG), 287-321.
"Effects of Line Shapes and Line Coupling on the Atmospheric
Transmittance," D. Spänkuch (GDR Meteor. Serv., Albert-Einstein-Str.
42-46, 1561 Potsdam, GDR), 323-344.
"Non-Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium in CO2 in the Stratosphere and
Mesosphere," F.W. Taylor (Dept. Atmos. Phys., Oxford Univ., Oxford 0X1 3PU,
"Solar Irradiance Variability," C. Fröhlich (Phys.-Meteor.
Observ. Davos, World Rad. Ctr., CH-7260 Davos-Dorf, Switzerland), 379-390.
"Microwave Limb-Sounding of Earth's Upper Atmosphere," J.W. Waters
(Jet Propulsion Lab., Calif. Inst. Technol., Pasadena CA 91109), 391-410.
"The Influence of Boundary Layer Clouds on Radiation: A Review,"
Y. Fouquart (Lab. Optique Atmos., 59655-Villeneuve d'Ascq, France),
Reviews boundary layer clouds from two perspectives: as they are represented
in climate models, and the complex interaction between cloud dynamics and
radiation. Field measurements are compared with theoretical calculations.
Emphasizes shortwave absorption, and considers the influence of cloud shape
together with horizontal heterogeneities on the bulk radiative properties of
"An Overview of Cloud-Radiation Interaction Studies in the U.S.S.R.,"
E.M. Feigelson (Inst. Atmos. Phys., USSR Acad. Sci., 3 Pyzhevsky per, Moscow
Reviews Soviet studies of the radiative properties of stratified and broken
liquid droplet clouds. Discusses radiative properties of cirrus clouds.
"Effects of Radiation on Clouds," P.R. Jonas (Meteor. Off.,
Meteor. Res. Flight, RAE Farnborough, UK), 259-286.
Combines theoretical studies with observations. Concludes that, while the
effects of radiation on the evolution of stratocumulus cloud sheets are
comparatively well understood, some details remain unresolved. However, because
of limited observations and greater coupling of radiative, dynamical and
microphysical processes, cirrus clouds are less well understood.
"Cloud Parameterization for Climate Modeling: Status and Prospects,"
D.A. Randall (Dept. Atmos. Sci., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins CO 80523),
Reviews current status of cloud parameterization research. Describes
emerging parameterizations in general terms, with emphasis on prognostic cloud
water and fractional cloudiness, and how these relate to the important problem
of upper tropospheric stratoform clouds associated with deep convection.
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