Surface variability effects on the remote sensing of thin cirrus optical and microphysical properties

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D19, 2001, Pages 22965-22977

  Rolland, P ^a   Liou, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; MAS; MODIS; OPTICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 0034765975     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900160     Document Type: Article

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