Retrieval of cirrus microphysical properties with a suite of algorithms for airborne and spaceborne lidar, radar, and radiometer data

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1665-1689

  Zhang, Yuying ^a   Mace, Gerald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; OPTICAL RADAR; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIOMETERS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

CIRRUS MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; CLOUD-AEROSOL LIDAR; INFRARED PATHFINDER SATELLITE OBSERVATION; MODERATE-RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MODIS);

CLOUDS;

AIRBORNE SENSOR; ALGORITHM; CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; LIDAR; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; RADAR; RADIOMETER;

EID: 33846232257     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2427.1     Document Type: Article

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