Effect of cold clouds on satellite measurements near 183 GHz

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 13, 2002, Pages

  Greenwald, Thomas J ^a   Christopher, Sundar A ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

3354 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Precipitation (1854); 3359 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Radiative processes; 3360 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Remote sensing; Ice cloud scattering; Microwave remote sensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448937136     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jd000258     Document Type: Article

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