A process study of the dependence of ice crystal absorption on particle geometry: Application to aircraft radiometric measurements of cirrus cloud in the terrestrial window region

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 417-427

  Baran, A J ^a   Francis, P N ^a   Yang, P ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CLOUDS; ICE; RADIOMETRY;

ICE CRYSTALS;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

ABSORPTION; CIRRUS; GEOMETRY; ICE CRYSTAL; INFRARED RADIATION; OPTICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 0242275259     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<0417:APSOTD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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