Cirrus cloud radiative and microphysical properties from ground observations and in situ measurements during FIRE 1991 and their application to exhibit problems in cirrus solar radiative transfer modeling

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 2320-2344

  Kinne, S ^a   Akerman, T P ^b   Shiobara, M ^c,i   Uchiyama, A ^c   Heymsfield, A J ^d   Miloshevich, L ^d   Wendell, J ^e   Eloranta, E W ^f   Purgold, C ^g   Bergstrom, R W ^h  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^g NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^h BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

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EID: 0000452868     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<2320:CCRAMP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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