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Radiative Closure Experiments at a Cloud-Free Desert Site, Nevada, as Part of MISR Algorithm Validation J.E. Conel, W. A. Abdou, C J. Bruegge, B.J. Gaitley, M.C. Helmlinger, W. C. Ledeboer, S.H. Pilorz, and J.V. Martonchik MISR Project Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA91 109 ABSTRACT Radiative closure experiments involving a comparison between surface-measured spectral irradi- ance anti the surface irradiance calculated according to a radiative transfer code at a desert site in Nevada under clear skies, yield the result that agreement between the two re