Examining horizontal variability in ground-based microwave retrievals of liquid water path

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 70-79

  Considine, Geoffrey D ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DATA PROCESSING; FOURIER TRANSFORM; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 0032733280     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0070:EHVIGB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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