Aviation applications for satellite-based observations of cloud properties, convection initiation, in-flight icing, turbulence, and volcanic ash

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1589-1607

  Mecikalski, John R ^a   Feltz, Wayne F ^b   Murray, John J ^c   Johnson, David B ^d   Bedka, Kristopher M ^b   Bedka, Sarah T ^b   Wimmers, Anthony J ^b   Pavolonis, Michael ^e   Berendes, Todd A ^a   Haggerty, Julie ^d   Minnis, Pat ^c   Bernstein, Ben ^d   Williams, Earle ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CLOUDS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; HEAT CONVECTION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); REMOTE SENSING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

SATELLITE INFORMATION; SATELLITE SENSOR;

METEOROLOGY;

EID: 36048949771     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-88-10-1589     Document Type: Article

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