Profiles of low-level stratus cloud microphysics deduced from ground-based measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 42-53

  Dong, Xiquan ^a   Mace, Gerald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; MICROWAVE DEVICES; RADIOMETERS;

DATASETS;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; PARTICLE SIZE; RADAR IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING; STRATUS; WATER CONTENT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0041587571     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)020<0042:POLLSC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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