Variability of microphysical parameters in high-altitude ice clouds: Results of the remote sensing method

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 633-648

  Matrosov, Sergey Y ^a,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; ICE CLOUD; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0031401201     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450-36.6.633     Document Type: Article

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