Spatial and temporal variability of satellite-derived cloud and surface characteristics during FIRE-ACE

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D14, 2001, Pages 15233-15249

  Maslanik, J A ^a,c   Key, J ^b   Fowler, C W ^a,c   Nguyen, T ^a,c   Wang, X ^b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; AVHRR; CLIMATE MODELING; ENERGY BUDGET; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA;

EID: 0034875635     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900284     Document Type: Article

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