A comparison of cloud properties at a coastal and inland site at the North Slope of Alaska

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Doran, J C ^a   Zhong, S ^a   Liljegren, J C ^b   Jakob, C ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air surface interactions; Arctic clouds; Cloud liquid water; ECMWF model; Microwave radiometer

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLOUD WATER; RADIOMETER; REMOTE SENSING;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345943149     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd000819     Document Type: Article

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