Retrieval of cirrus ice crystal sizes from 8.3 and 11.1 μm emissivities determined by the improved initialization inversion of TIROS-N Operational Vertical Sounder observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D24, 1999, Pages 31793-31808

  Stubenrauch, Claudia J ^a,d   Holz, Ralph ^a,d   Chédin, Alain ^a,d   Mitchell, David L ^b   Baran, Anthony J ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^d ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; EMISSIVITY; ICE CRYSTAL; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0033611332     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900828     Document Type: Article

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