Measurements of the total water content of cirrus clouds. Part II: Instrument performance and validation

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1410-1421

  Weinstock, Elliot M ^a   Smith, J B ^a   Sayres, D ^a   Pittman, J V ^a,b   Allen, N ^a   Anderson, J G ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; FLUORESCENCE; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; PHASE INTERFACES; WATER;

ICE WATER CONTENT; PHOTOFRAGMENT FLUORESCENCE TECHNIQUE; TOTAL WATER CONTENT;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; FLUORESCENCE; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; METEOROLOGY; PHASE INTERFACES; WATER;

CIRRUS; INSTRUMENTATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TROPOSPHERE; WATER CONTENT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 33845626981     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1929.1     Document Type: Article

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