Cirrus cloud properties derived from POLDER-1/ADEOS polarized radiances: First validation using a ground-based lidar network

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 154-168

  Chepfer, Hélène ^a   Goloub, Philippe ^b   Spinhirne, James ^c   Flamant, Pierre H ^a   Lavorato, Mario ^d   Sauvage, Laurent ^a   Brogniez, Gérard ^b   Pelon, Jacques ^e  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^b Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d CEILAP   (Argentina)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; LIDAR; OPTICAL DEPTH; POLDER;

EID: 0034048638     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2000)039<0154:CCPDFP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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