The retrieval of cirrus cloud properties from aircraft multi-spectral reflectance measurements during EUCREX'93

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 548, 1998, Pages 1273-1291

  Francis, P N ^a,c   Hignett, P ^a   Macke, A ^b,d  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aircraft measurements; Cirrus radiative properties; Ice crystal shape; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE CRYSTAL; OPTICAL THICKNESS; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0031659522     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.54811     Document Type: Article

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