Submillimeter-wave cloud ice radiometer: Simulations of retrieval algorithm performance

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Evans, K Franklin ^a   Walter, Steven J ^b   Heymsfield, Andrew J ^c   McFarquhar, Greg M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b AEROJET ROCKETDYNE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cirrus; Microwave; Remote sensing; Submillimeter

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; RADIOMETER; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0036234806     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd000709     Document Type: Article

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