Study of planar ice crystal orientations in ice clouds from scanning polarization lidar observations

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 653-664

  Noel, Vincent ^a,c   Sassen, Kenneth ^b  

^a ANALYTICAL SERVICES AND MATERIALS INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; OPTICAL RADAR; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ICE CLOUDS; ICE CRYSTALS; PARRY-ORIENTED COLUMNS; SCANNING POLARIZATION LIDAR OBSERVATION;

ICE;

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE CRYSTAL;

EID: 22744444031     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2223.1     Document Type: Article

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