GOES 10 cloud optical property retrievals in the context of vertically varying microphysics

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D16, 2001, Pages 17981-17995

  Miller, S D ^a   Stephens, G L ^b   Austin, R T ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; GOES; OPTICAL DEPTH; OPTICAL PROPERTY; STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 0034814937     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000057     Document Type: Article

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