Spatial statistics of marine boundary layer clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Lewis, Gregory M ^a   Austin, Philip H ^b   Szczodrak, Malgorzata ^c  

^a FIELDS INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud parameterization; Cloud radiative structure; Structure functions and scalar spectra

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COVER; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; OPTICAL DEPTH; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 2642522074     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003742     Document Type: Article

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