Recent radar measurements of turbulence and microphysical parameters in marine boundary layer clouds

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2-4, 1996, Pages 177-221

  White, A B ^a   Fairall, C W ^b   Frisch, A S ^b   Orr, B W ^b   Snider, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER; RADAR MEASUREMENT; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0030465806     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-8095(95)00036-4     Document Type: Article

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