Prediction of cloud ice signatures in submillimetre emission spectra by means of ground-based radar and in situ microphysical data

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 133, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 151-162

  Rydberg, Benryd ^a   Eriksson, P ^a   Buehler, S A ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Microphysics; Microwave remote sounding; Retrieval database

Indexed keywords

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; NONBIBLIOGRAPHIC RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBMILLIMETER WAVES;

CLOUD ICE; MICROWAVE REMOTE SOUNDING; SUBMILLIMETRE DOWN-LOOKING RADIOMETRY;

CLOUDS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CLOUD; DATABASE; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; ICE; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 36949010568     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.151     Document Type: Article

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