Estimation of water cloud properties from satellite microwave, infrared and visible measurements in oceanic environments. 2. Results

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D4, 1998, Pages 3887-3905

  Lin, Bing ^a,b   Minnis, Patrick ^b   Wielicki, Bruce ^b   Doelling, David R ^c   Palikonda, Rabindra ^c   Young, David F ^b   Uttal, Taneil ^d  

^a HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c ANALYTICAL SERVICES AND MATERIALS INC   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD WATER; INFRARED; LIQUID WATER PATH; OCEAN; SSM/I; VISIBLE;

ATLANTIC;

EID: 0007270261     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JD02817     Document Type: Article

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