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List of works by Rolf Philipona

A proposed working standard for the measurement of diffuse horizontal shortwave irradiance

article by J. J. Michalsky et al published 31 August 2007 in Journal of Geophysical Research

Aerosol and cloud effects on solar brightening and the recent rapid warming

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Albedo-enhanced Maximum UV Irradiance-Measured on Surfaces Oriented Normal to the Sun¶

Altitude dependence of surface radiation fluxes and cloud forcing in the alps: results from the alpine surface radiation budget network

article by Ch. Marty et al published 1 September 2002 in Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Anthropogenic greenhouse forcing and strong water vapor feedback increase temperature in Europe

scholarly article

Atmospheric longwave irradiance uncertainty: Pyrgeometers compared to an absolute sky-scanning radiometer, atmospheric emitted radiance interferometer, and radiative transfer model calculations

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Atmospheric thermal radiation from historical measurements to investigations of the Earth's greenhouse effect

Balloon-borne match measurements of midlatitude cirrus clouds

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Characterization of pyrgeometers and the accuracy of atmospheric long-wave radiation measurements

Comment on “A new absolute reference for atmospheric longwave irradiance measurements with traceability to SI units” by Gröbner et al

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Comparison of modeled and observed cloud-free longwave downward radiation over the Alps

Confinement physics of H-mode discharges in DIII-D

Controlled weather balloon ascents and descents for atmospheric research and climate monitoring

scientific article published on 7 March 2016

Detection of cloud-free skies based on sunshine duration and on the variation of global solar irradiance

article by Christian Ruckstuhl & Rolf Philipona published 28 April 2008 in Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Development and operation of a backward wave oscillator based FIR scattering system for DIII‐D

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Edge turbulence reduction at the L-H transition in DIII-D

Effective albedo derived from UV measurements in the Swiss Alps

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Far‐infrared heterodyne scattering to study density fluctuations on the DIII‐D tokamak

Fluctuation measurements in the DIII‐D and TEXT tokamaks via collective scattering and reflectometry

Frequency response measurement and SNR improvement of three infrared detectors

Greenhouse effect and altitude gradients over the Alps ? by surface longwave radiation measurements and model calculated LOR

Greenhouse forcing outweighs decreasing solar radiation driving rapid temperature rise over land

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Greenhouse warming and solar brightening in and around the Alps

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How declining aerosols and rising greenhouse gases forced rapid warming in Europe since the 1980s

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Influence of snow and clouds on erythemal UV radiation: Analysis of Swiss measurements and comparison with models

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Investigations of solar radiation detectors using a laboratory test facility for solar radiation meteorological instruments

Measurements of density fluctuations using a simplified CO2 laser forward scattering technique

Measurements of microturbulence in a linear magnetized plasma using CO2laser forward scattering

Modeling the effect of an inhomogeneous surface albedo on incident UV radiation in mountainous terrain: Determination of an effective surface albedo

article by P. Weihs et al published 15 August 2001 in Geophysical Research Letters

Modifications in turbulence and edge electric fields at the L–H transition in the DIII‐D tokamak

Observed relationship between surface specific humidity, integrated water vapor, and longwave downward radiation at different altitudes

scientific article published in 2007

Performance and Uncertainty of CNR1 Net Radiometers during a One-Year Field Comparison

Physics of the L to H transition in the DIII‐D tokamak

Radiative forcing - measured at Earth's surface - corroborate the increasing greenhouse effect

article by Rolf Philipona published 2004 in Geophysical Research Letters

Radiometry at the Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos and World Radiation Centre

Radiosondes show that after decades of cooling the lower stratosphere is now warming

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Raman Lidar for Meteorological Observations, RALMO – Part 2: Validation of water vapor measurements

scholarly article by E. Brocard et al published 22 May 2013 in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Recent results from DIII-D and their implications for next generation tokamaks

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Reference Upper-Air Observations for Climate: From Concept to Reality

Reflectometer density fluctuation measurements on DIII‐D

article published in 1990

Results from the first ARM diffuse horizontal shortwave irradiance comparison

scientific article published in 2003

Return glider radiosonde for in situ upper-air research measurements

Simplified homodyne small‐angle scattering technique which uses a diffraction pattern as local oscillator

Sky-scanning radiometer for absolute measurements of atmospheric long-wave radiation.

scientific article

Solar and Thermal Radiation Errors on Upper-Air Radiosonde Temperature Measurements

Solar and thermal radiation profiles and radiative forcing measured through the atmosphere

scholarly article

TURAC—A New Instrument Package for Radiation Budget Measurements and Cloud Detection

The clear-sky index to separate clear-sky from cloudy-sky situations in climate research

article by Christoph Marty & Rolf Philipona published 1 September 2000 in Geophysical Research Letters

Toward the development of a diffuse horizontal shortwave irradiance working standard

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Transport and fluctuations in the interior of DIII-D plasmas

Two‐stage turbulence suppression and E×B velocity shear measured at the L–H transition

Underestimation of solar global and diffuse radiation measured at Earth's surface

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Variability of spectral solar ultraviolet irradiance in an Alpine environment

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Verification of CM-SAF and MeteoSwiss satellite based retrievals of surface shortwave irradiance over the Alpine region

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Year-Round Observation of Longwave Radiative Flux Divergence in Greenland

scholarly article by S. W. Hoch et al published September 2007 in Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology