The definition and significance of an effective radius for ice clouds

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2039-2052

  McFarquhar, Greg M ^a   Heymsfield, Andrew J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE CRYSTAL; SCATTERING;

EID: 0031821411     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<2039:TDASOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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