Detecting cloud vertical structures from radiosondes and MODIS over Arctic first-year sea ice

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-76

  Jin, X ^a   Hanesiak, J ^a   Barber, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Cloud vertical structure; MODIS; Radiosonde

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; RADIOSONDES;

ARCTIC CLOUDS; CLOUD LAYER; CLOUD VERTICAL STRUCTURE; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS;

CLOUDS;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CLOUD; MODIS; RADIOSONDE;

EID: 33845654873     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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