Characterization of Ze and LDR of nonspherical and inhomogeneous ice particles for 95-GHz cloud radar: Its implication to microphysical retrievals

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 22, 2006, Pages

  Sato, Kaori ^a   Okamoto, Hajime ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; CLOUDS; DEPOLARIZATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DOPPLER RADAR; ICE; MIE THEORY;

EID: 34548595246     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006959     Document Type: Article

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