High albedos of cirrus in the tropical pacific warm pool: Microphysical interpretations from CEPEX and from Kwajalein, Marshall Islands

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 2424-2451

  Heymsfield, Andrew J ^a   Mcfarquhar, Greg M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CEPEX; CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD PHYSICS; ICE CRYSTAL; PACIFIC 'WARM POOL'; PACIFIC WARM POOL; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

MARSHALL ISLANDS, KWAJALEIN;

EID: 0030431127     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<2424:HAOCIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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