Doppler cloud radar derived drop size distributions in liquid water stratus clouds

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 19, 2001, Pages 2895-2911

  Kato, S ^a   Mace, G G ^a   Clothiaux, E E ^a   Liljegren, J C ^a   Austin, R T ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; DOPPLER RADAR; ERROR ANALYSIS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RADAR REFLECTION; RADIOMETERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DOPPLER RADAR; DROPLET; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRATUS;

EID: 0035482704     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<2895:DCRDDS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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