A melting-layer model for passive/active microwave remote sensing applications. Part II: Simulation of TRMM observations

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1164-1179

  Olson, W S ^a   Bauer, P ^a   Kummerow, C D ^a   Hong, Y ^a   Tao, W K ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREEZING; FREQUENCIES; IMAGE SENSORS; MELTING; RADAR; RADIATION EFFECTS; REMOTE SENSING; SCATTERING; SNOW;

CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL SIMULATIONS; MICROWAVE IMAGER;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; MELTING; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADIATIVE FORCING; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0035389923     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2001)040<1164:AMLMFP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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