Classification of ice crystal shapes in midlatitude ice clouds from three years of lidar observations over the SIRTA observatory

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2978-2991

  Noel, Vincent ^a,c   Chepfer, Helene ^b   Haeffelin, Martial ^c   Morille, Yohann ^c  

^a ANALYTICAL SERVICES AND MATERIALS INC   (United States)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ICE; JETS; OPTICAL RADAR; POLARIZATION; RAY TRACING; WIND;

DEPOLARIZATION RATIO; ICE CLOUDS; ICE CRYSTAL;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ICE; JETS; OPTICAL RADAR; POLARIZATION; RAY TRACING; WIND;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE CRYSTAL; LIDAR; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; RADIOSONDE; RAY TRACING; SIMULATION;

EID: 33845263674     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3767.1     Document Type: Article

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