The asymmetry parameter of cirrus clouds composed of hollow bullet Rosette-shaped ice crystals from ray-tracing calculations

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 973-981

  Schmitt, Carl G ^a,b   Iaquinta, J ^c,d   Heymsfield, A J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b French Public Works Research Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^c French Public Works Research Laboratory   (France)

^d TRANSPORT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RAY TRACING;

CIRRUS CLOUDS; ROSSETE-SHAPED ICE CRYSTALS;

METEOROLOGY;

CIRRUS; ICE CRYSTAL; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATIVE FORCING; RAY TRACING;

EID: 33747076640     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2384.1     Document Type: Article

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