The retrieval of stratocumulus cloud properties by ground-based cloud radar

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 485-492

  Fox, Neil I ^a   Illingworth, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; RADAR; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES; STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 0031446957     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1997)036<0485:TROSCP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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