A solar reflectance method for retrieving the optical thickness and droplet size of liquid water clouds over snow and ice surfaces

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D14, 2001, Pages 15185-15199

  Platnick, S ^a,b   Li, J Y ^b,c   King, M D ^b   Gerber, H ^d   Hobbs, P V ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c SM and A Corporation   (United States)

^d GERBER SCIENTIFIC INC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; CLOUD WATER; ICE CRYSTAL; OPTICAL DEPTH;

ALASKA; BEAUFORT SEA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034863967     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900441     Document Type: Article

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