Ice-crystal absorption: A comparison between theory and implications for remote sensing

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2207-2215

  Baran, Anthony J ^a   Foot, John S ^b   Mitchell, David L ^c  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b Meteorological Research Flight   (United Kingdom)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE CRYSTAL; MIE THEORY; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0032550378     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.002207     Document Type: Article

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