A global determination of cloud microphysics with AVHRR remote sensing

Journal of Climate

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2054-2068

  Kawamoto, K ^a   Nakajima, T ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; HEAT RADIATION; METEOROLOGICAL BALLOONS; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; TABLE LOOKUP;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETERS (AVHRR);

CLOUDS;

ALGORITHM; AVHRR; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; OPTICAL DEPTH; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0035324965     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<2054:AGDOCM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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