Nephelometer measurements of the asymmetry parameter, volume extinction coefficient, and backscatter ratio in arctic clouds

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 18, 2000, Pages 3021-3034

  Gerber, H ^a   Takano, Y ^a   Garrett, T J ^a   Hobbs, P V ^a  

^a GERBER SCIENTIFIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; ERROR ANALYSIS; ICE; LIGHT SCATTERING; NEPHELOMETERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

ASYMMETRY PARAMETER; CLOUD INTEGRATING NEPHELOMETER; VOLUME EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

ASYMMETRY; CLOUD; INSTRUMENTATION; SCATTERING;

ARCTIC;

EID: 0034277294     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<3021:NMOTAP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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