A midlatitude cirrus cloud climatology from the facility for atmospheric remote sensing. Part I: Macrophysical and synoptic properties

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 481-496

  Sassen, K ^a   Campbell, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; JET AIRCRAFT; NATURAL CONVECTION; REMOTE SENSING; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TROPOSPHERE; WIND EFFECTS;

MACROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

CLOUDS;

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING;

SALT LAKE CITY; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 0035280071     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<0481:AMCCCF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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