A multisensor diagnostic satellite cloud property retrieval scheme

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D15, 2000, Pages 19955-19971

  Miller, S D ^a   Stephens, G L ^a   Drummond, C K ^b   Heidinger, A K ^c   Partain, P T ^a  

^a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^c OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0033789880     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900273     Document Type: Article

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