A comparison of the microphysical and optical properties of particles in an aircraft contrail and mountain wave cloud

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1129-1132

  Baumgardner, Darrel ^a   Gandrud, Bruce E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; CONDENSATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PROBES; TROPOSPHERE; AEROSOLS;

CONTRAILS; MOUNTAIN WAVE CLOUDS; BACKSCATTERED LIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORMATION MECHANISM; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; MEASUREMENT OF PARTICLES; MICROPHYSICAL PROCESS; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; SPATIAL ORGANIZATION;

CLOUDS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

AEROSOL; CONTRAIL; MOUNTAIN WAVE CLOUD; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 0032522162     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL00035     Document Type: Article

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