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Table 2
Top part: contributions of different types of surface to the Earthshine and cloud fractions derived from MODIS data (see Sterzik et al. 2012, Table 1). Bottom part: the corresponding model parameters that were used for the simulations shown in Fig. 8.
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| Type | 25 April 2011 | 10 June 2011 |
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| Ocean | 18 | 46 |
| Vegetation | 7 | 3 |
| Tundra, shrub, ice, desert | 3 | 1 |
| Total cloud fraction | 72 | 50 |
| Cloud fraction τ> 6 | 42 | 27 |
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| Ocean BPDF | 18 | 46 |
| Spectral albedo of grass | 7 | 3 |
| Albedo 0.4 | 3 | 1 |
| Liquid clouds | 42 | 27 |
| Ice clouds | 30 | 23 |
Notes. All fractions are given in percent.
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