Further developments in estimating cloud liquid water over land using microwave and infrared satellite measurements

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 389-405

  Greenwald, Thomas J ^a   Combs, Cynthia L ^a   Jones, Andrew S ^a   Randel, David L ^a   Vonder Haar, Thomas H ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD LIQUID WATER; GOES-7; INFRARED SPECTRUM; LAND SURFACE; MICROWAVE SENSING; RADIOMETER; SATELLITE; SSM/I;

USA, COLORADO, PLATTEVILLE;

EID: 0031414215     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1997)036<0389:FDIECL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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