Sources of error in dual-wavelength radar remote sensing of cloud liquid water content

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1317-1336

  Williams, John K ^a   Vivekanandan, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REMOTE SENSING; WATER CONTENT;

CLOUD LIQUID WATER CONTENT; CLOUD MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; DUAL-WAVELENGTH RATIO (DWR); MILLIMETER-WAVELENGTH RADARS;

CLOUDS;

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REMOTE SENSING; WATER CONTENT;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD WATER; ERROR ANALYSIS; RADAR IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 34548665490     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH2042.1     Document Type: Article

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