The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program cloud radars: Operational modes

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 819-827

  Clothiaux, Eugene E ^a   Moran, Kenneth P ^b   Martner, Brooks E ^b   Ackerman, Thomas P ^a   Mace, Gerald G ^c   Uttal, Taneil ^b   Mather, James H ^a   Widener, Kevin B ^d   Miller, Mark A ^e   Rodriguez, Daniel J ^f  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; RADAR; REFLECTIVITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032746581     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0819:TARMPC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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