Sensitivity of cirrus cloud albedo, bidirectional reflectance and optical thickness retrieval accuracy to ice particle shape

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D12, 1996, Pages 16973-16985

  Mishchenko, Michael I ^a,b   Rossow, William B ^a   Macke, Andreas ^c   Lacis, Andrew A ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE; CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE CRYSTAL; OPTICAL THICKNESS;

EID: 17144406913     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JD01155     Document Type: Article

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