Use of observed ice crystal sizes and shapes to calculate mean-scattering properties and multispectral radiances: CEPEX April 4, 1993, case study

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D24, 1999, Pages 31763-31779

  McFarquhar, Greg M ^a   Heymsfield, Andrew J ^a   Macke, Andreas ^b,d   Iaquinta, Jean ^c   Aulenbach, Steven M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c Abt Maritime Meteorologie ^*

^d GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE CRYSTAL; RADIANCE; SCATTERING;

EID: 0033611343     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900802     Document Type: Article

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