Cirrus cloud microphysical property retrieval using lidar and radar measurements. Part I: Algorithm description and comparison with in situ data

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 218-229

  Wang, Zhien ^a   Sassen, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLOUDS; ICE; OPTICAL RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; REFLECTION; WATER;

GAMMA SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS;

METEOROLOGY;

ALGORITHM; CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; LIDAR; RADAR;

EID: 0036325488     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2002)041<0218:CCMPRU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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