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Articles | Volume 10, issue 5
Articles | Volume 10, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2379-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2379-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 10, issue 5
Research article
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13 Oct 2016
Research article |  | 13 Oct 2016

Improving satellite-retrieved surface radiative fluxes in polar regions using a smart sampling approach

Kristof Van Tricht, Stef Lhermitte, Irina V. Gorodetskaya, and Nicole P. M. van Lipzig

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Despite the crucial role of polar regions in the global climate system, the limited availability of observations on the ground hampers a detailed understanding of their energy budget. Here we develop a method to use satellites to fill these observational gaps. We show that by sampling satellite observations in a smart way, coverage is greatly enhanced. We conclude that this method might help improve our understanding of the polar energy budget, and ultimately its effects on the global climate.
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