Stratocumulus liquid water content from dual-wavelength radar

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1207-1218

  Hogan, Robin J ^a   Gaussiat, Nicolas ^a,b   Illingworth, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MILLIMETER WAVES; RADIOMETERS; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; WATER;

CEILOMETER; DUAL WAVELENGTH RADAR; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; STRATOCUMULUS;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR;

LIDAR; RADAR IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING; STRATOCUMULUS; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 26444569424     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1768.1     Document Type: Article

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