A parameterization of the visible extinction coefficient of ice clouds in terms of the ice/water content

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 2083-2098

  Martin, C ^a   Platt, R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATASET; ICE CLOUDS; PARAMETERIZATION; VISIBLE EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT;

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WATER;

CLOUDS;

EID: 0031206687     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<2083:apotve>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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