A semianalytical cloud retrieval algorithm using backscattered radiation in 0.4-2.4 μm spectral region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Kokhanovsky, A A ^a,b   Rozanov, V V ^a   Zege, E P ^b   Bovensmann, H ^a   Burrows, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b B I STEPANOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Belarus)

Author keywords

Clouds; Light scattering; Radiative transfer

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BACKSCATTER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 0346639248     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd001543     Document Type: Article

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