Contrails to Cirrus - Morphology, microphysics, and radiative properties

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-19

  Atlas, David ^a,e   Wang, Zhien ^a,b,d   Duda, David P ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^e University of Wyoming ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OPTICAL RADAR; WIND;

AUTOMATED GROUND-BASED LIDAR; CIRRUS UNCINUS; CONVECTIVE TURRETS;

METEOROLOGY;

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; GLOBAL WARMING; LIDAR; MODIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; RADIATIVE FORCING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 33646692887     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2325.1     Document Type: Article

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