Horizontal structure of marine boundary layer clouds from centimeter to kilometer scales

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D6, 1999, Pages 6123-6144

  Davis, Anthony B ^a   Marshak, Alexander ^b,d   Gerber, H ^c   Wiscombe, Warren J ^d  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c GERBER SCIENTIFIC INC   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD CLASSIFICATION; CLOUD WATER; MARINE ATMOSPHERE;

POTATO VIRUS M;

EID: 0033608682     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD200078     Document Type: Article

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