Retrieving stratocumulus drizzle parameters using doppler radar and lidar

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-27

  O'Connor, Ewan J ^a   Hogan, Robin J ^a   Illingworth, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLOUDS; DOPPLER EFFECT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; MICROWAVE DEVICES; OPTICAL RADAR;

DRIZZLE PARAMETERS; DRIZZLE SIZE SPECTRUM; MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLOUD WATER; DOPPLER LIDAR; DOPPLER RADAR; DRIZZLE; STRATOCUMULUS;

CHILBOLTON; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HAMPSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 14644443604     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM-2181.1     Document Type: Article

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