Physical and microwave radiative properties of precipitating clouds. Part II: A parametric 1D rain-cloud model for use inmicrowave radiative transfer simulations

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2115-2129

  Petty, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTRAPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SENSORS;

HYDROMETEORS; MULTICHANNEL MICROWAVE RADIANCES;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SSM-I;

EID: 0035695770     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2001)040<2115:PAMRPO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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