| Session 1. (Sunday p.m.) |
"Enhanced Absorption" I |
Discussion Leader: Harshvardhan
- Si-chee Tsay: An Overview of Cloud Absorption by Solar Radiation
- Bob Cess: Absorption of solar radiation by the cloudy atmosphere: Interpretations of collocated aircraft measurements
| Session 2. (Monday a.m.) |
"Enhanced Absorption" II |
Discussion Leader: Bob Cahalan
- Zhanqing Li: Assessment of the cloud absorption problem
- Peter Chylek: Possible mechanisms for enhanced absorption in clear and cloudy atmosphere
- Steve Schwartz: Direct Shortwave Radiative Forcing of Climate by Aerosols: An Update
| Monday afternoon |
Informal Discussion on Enhanced Absorption (2:00 pm) |
Organizer: Bob Cahalan
| Monday afternoon |
Informal Discussion on Shortwave Calibration (4:00 pm) |
Organizer: Tom Stoffel
Invited Discussants:
- Ellsworth Dutton
- John Hickey
- Gyorgy Major
- Bruce MacArthur
- Joe Michalsky
- Rolf Philipona
- Gene Zerlaut
- Plus anyone who wants to join in!
| Session 3. (Monday p.m.) |
Broadband Measurements & Models |
Discussion Leader: Eric Smith
- Tom Charlock: Intensive local-scale analysis of radiative transfer calculations, inputs, and measurements
- Ellsworth Dutton: Broadband solar irradiance observations at and near the Earth's surface
| Session 4. (Tuesday a.m.) |
Spectrally Detailed Measurements & Models |
Discussion Leader: Lee Harrison
- Prasad Varanasi: The Radiative Properties of Atmospheric Water Vapor
- Peter Pilewski: Surface Spectral Measurements and Comparison to Models
- Gail Anderson: The Atmospheric Radiation Field as Modeled by MODTRAN4: Solar and Thermal Contributions
| Session 5. (Tuesday p.m.) |
Spectrally Detailed Measurements & Models |
Discussion Leader: Yves Fouquart
- V. Ramaswamy: High-spectral resolution modeling of the shortwave flux disposition in the atmosphere-surface system
- Eli Mlawer: Solar Radiative Transfer from a High Resolution Perspective: Validations with Spectral Radiometric Measurements
| Session 6. (Wednesday a.m.) |
3D Cloud Radiation |
Discussion Leader: Roger Davies
- Catherine Gautier: Modeled 3-D Cloud Effects on Reflection, Absorption and Transmission of Solar Radiation
- Frank Evans: Three-Dimensional Radiative Transfer Modeling in Clouds: Modern Methods and Recent Results
- Alexander Marshak: 3D radiative effects on cloud absorption measurements
| Session 7. (Wednesday p.m.) |
Cloud Remote Sensing |
Discussion Leader: Tom Ackerman
- Graeme Stephens: High Spectral Resolution for Space-Based Remote Sensing
- Jay Mace: Cloud Properties and Solar Radiation: The First 18 Months of CART Retrievals
| Session 8. (Thursday a.m.) |
Short Wave in GCMs |
Discussion Leader: Jim Hack
- Howard Barker: Accounting for the Radiative Effects of Cloud Fluctuations that are Unresolved by Large-Scale Models
- Jeff Kiehl: Roles of Solar Radiation in Modeling the Climate System
- Judith Lean: Solar Radiation: Its Spectrum, Variability and Climate Forcing
| Session 9. (Thursday p.m.) |
Single Scattering (Ice Crystals & More) |
Discussion Leader: Kuo-nan Liou
- Michael Mishchenko: Solar Radiation and Nonspherical Particles in the Atmosphere
- Paul Lawson: In Situ Microphysical Cloud Measurements: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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