Extinction efficiency and single-scattering albedo for laboratory and natural cirrus clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 21825-21835

  Yang, Ping ^a   Liou, K N ^a   Arnott, W P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CIRRUS; ICE CRYSTAL; SCATTERING; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0031393073     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01768     Document Type: Article

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