Polarization of thermal microwave atmospheric radiation due to scattering by ice particles in clouds

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1608-1620

  Troitsky, A V ^a   Osharin, A M ^a   Korolev, A V ^b   Strapp, J W ^c  

^a LOBACHEVSKY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD   (Russian Federation)

^b Sky Tech Research Inc   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; ICE; MICROWAVES; RADIOMETERS; SCATTERING;

ICE PARTICLES;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

CLOUD; ICE CRYSTAL; MICROWAVE RADIATION; POLARIZATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SCATTERING;

CANADA;

EID: 0041344678     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)60<1608:POTMAR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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