Dynamical and microphysical characteristics of Arctic clouds using integrated observations collected over SHEBA during the April 1998 FIRE.ACE flights of the Canadian Convair

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 235-263

  Gultepe, I ^a   Isaac, G A ^a   Key, J ^b   Intrieri, J ^c   Starr, D O'C ^d   Strawbridge, K B ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Office of Research and Applications   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DOPPLER RADAR; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ARCTIC;

EID: 1942455739     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-003-0009-z     Document Type: Article

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