Simulation of satellite lidar and radiometer retrievals of a general circulation model three-dimensional cloud data set

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D20, 1998, Pages 26025-26039

  Doutriaux Boucher, M ^a   Pelon, J ^b,e   Trouillet, V ^b,e   Seze G ^c   Le Treut, H ^c   Flamant, P ^d   Desbois, M ^d  

^a Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^d ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRRUS; CLOUD COVER; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; LIDAR; RADIOMETER; SATELLITE SENSOR;

EID: 0032573254     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02378     Document Type: Article

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