A new parameterization of single scattering solar radiative properties for tropical anvils using observed ice crystal size and shape distributions

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 2458-2478

  McFarquhar, Greg M ^a   Yang, Ping ^a   Macke, Andreas ^a   Baran, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEURAL NETWORKS; RAY TRACING;

ALBEDO; SINGLE SCATTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ICE;

CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; ICE CRYSTAL; PARAMETERIZATION; SCATTERING; SHAPE ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0037104117     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<2458:ANPOSS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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