An annual cycle of Arctic cloud characteristics observed by radar and lidar at SHEBA

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2002, Pages

  Intrieri, J M ^a   Shupe, M D ^a   Uttal, T ^a   McCarty, B J ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Climatology; Clouds; Lidar; Polar meteorology; Radar; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; CLOUD COVER; HEIGHT; LIDAR; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARCTIC;

EID: 0037110280     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000423     Document Type: Article

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