That's why I posed my comment as a question :-) I sensed something was wrong about specifying "emitted" alone, but in mentioning reflection I also forgot about scattering. -Ken
On Apr 3, 2013, at 6:03 PM, Aleksandar Jelenak - NOAA Affiliate <aleksandar.jelenak at noaa.gov> wrote:
> Hello Ken, Randy,
>
> On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Kenneth S. Casey - NOAA Federal <kenneth.casey at noaa.gov> wrote:
> Randy - I am not the expert on these definitions, but the word "emitted" is used in each of them. Might be more appropriate to say "emitted or reflected"??? Meaning, the radiance being measured at the TOA might be reflected off a terrestrial surface, not emitted from that surface.
>
> Let's avoid naming possible causes for the measured signal because how much is emitted, reflected, scattered, etc. is not distinguishable. How about this:
>
> ... "outgoing" means towards outer space ...
>
> -Aleksandar
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