Arctic mixed-phase cloud properties derived from surface-based sensors at SHEBA

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 697-711

  Shupe, Matthew D ^a   Matrosov, Sergey Y ^a   Uttal, Taneil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; ICE; OPTICAL RADAR; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADAR IMAGING; RADIOMETERS; RADIOSONDES; REMOTE SENSING;

ICE CRYSTALS; ICE PROPERTIES;

METEOROLOGY;

CLOUDS; ICE; METEOROLOGY; OPTICAL RADAR; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADAR IMAGING; RADIOMETERS; RADIOSONDES; REMOTE SENSING;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS;

EID: 33645104305     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3659.1     Document Type: Article

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