A test of cirrus ice crystal scattering phase functions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 14, 2003, Pages

  Field, P R ^a   Baran, A J ^a   Kaye, P H ^b   Hirst, E ^b   Greenaway, R ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONS; ICE; LIGHT SCATTERING; POLYCRYSTALS; CLOUDS; CRYSTALS; SOLAR ABSORBERS;

CIRRUS CLOUDS; ANALYTIC FUNCTIONS; HEXAGONAL COLUMNS; HEXAGONAL PLATES; LASER SCATTERING; LIGHT SCATTERED; PHASE FUNCTIONS; SCATTERING PHASE FUNCTION; SINGLE PARTICLE;

CLOUDS; ICE;

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE CRYSTAL; LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 0141976752     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017482     Document Type: Article

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