The composite characteristics of cirrus clouds: Bulk properties revealed by one year of continuous cloud radar data

Journal of Climate

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2185-2203

  Mace, G G ^a   Clothiaux, E E ^a   Ackerman, T P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; RADAR; RADIATION; TROPOSPHERE;

MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

CLOUDS;

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; RADAR;

OKLAHOMA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035872228     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<2185:TCCOCC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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