Cloud properties and their seasonal diurnal variability from TOVS Path-B

Journal of Climate

Volumn 19, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 5531-5533

  Stubenrauch, Claudia J ^a   Chedin A ^a   Radel G ^a   Scott, N A ^a   Serrar, S ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLIMATOLOGY; WEATHER SATELLITES;

DIURNAL CYCLE; OBSERVATIONAL VERTICAL SOUNDER; SEASONAL CYCLE;

CLOUDS;

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DIURNAL VARIATION; NOAA SATELLITE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOVS;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33751400590     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3929.1     Document Type: Article

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