The optical properties of equatorial cirrus from observations in the ARM pilot radiation observation experiment

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1977-1996

  Platt, C M R ^a,c   Young, S A ^a   Manson, P J ^a,d   Patterson, G R ^a   Marsden, S C ^a   Austin, R T ^a,c   Churnside, J H ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRRUS; CLOUD; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATION; RADIOMETER;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, KAVIENG;

EID: 0031823952     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<1977:TOPOEC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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