A study of the vertical structure of tropical (20°S-20°N) optically thin clouds from SAGE II observations

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 47-48, Issue , 1998, Pages 599-614

  Wang, Pi Huan ^a,b   Minnis, Patrick ^b   McCormick, M Patrick ^c   Kent, Geoffrey S ^a   Yue, Glenn K ^b   Young, David F ^b   Skeens, Kristi M ^a  

^a SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL DEPTH; TROPICAL CLOUD;

EID: 0344541113     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(97)00085-9     Document Type: Article

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