Dynamical and microphysical retrieval from Doppler radar observations using a cloud model and its adjoint. Part I: Model development and simulated data experiments

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1642-1661

  Sun, Juanzhen ^a   Crook, N Andrew ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DOPPLER RADAR;

EID: 0031399793     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<1642:DAMRFD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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