An algorithm for the retrieval of droplet number concentration and geometrical thickness of stratiform marine boundary layer clouds applied to MODIS radiometric observations

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-38

  Schüller, Lothar ^a,b   Bennartz, Ralf ^c   Fischer, Jürgen ^a   Brenguier, Jean Louis ^d  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b EUMETSAT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MICROWAVE DEVICES; RADIOMETRY;

AIRBORNE MEASUREMENT; CLOUD DROPLET NUMBER; MULTISPECTRAL RADIANCE MEASUREMENTS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ALBEDO; CLOUD WATER; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIANCE; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

EID: 14644444566     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM-2185.1     Document Type: Article

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