Satellite multiangle cumulus geometry retrieval: Case study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Kassianov, Evgueni ^a   Ackerman, Thomas ^a   Marchand, Roger ^a   Ovtchinnikov, Mikhail ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud radar; Inhomogeneous clouds; Multidirectional observations; Satellite measurements

Indexed keywords

CUMULUS; GEOMETRY; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 1642497612     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002350     Document Type: Article

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