The retrieval of ice-cloud properties from cloud radar and lidar synergy

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 860-875

  Tinel, Claire ^a,b   Testud, Jacques ^a   Pelon, Jacques ^a   Hogan, Robin J ^c   Protat, Alain ^a   Delanoë, Julien ^a   Bouniol, Dominique ^a  

^a INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

^b CNES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BACKSCATTERING; CLOUDS; ICE; LIGHT SCATTERING; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; OPTICAL RADAR;

CLOUD RADAR; MIE SCATTERING;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS;

EID: 16244413304     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2229.1     Document Type: Article

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