Estimation of cirrus cloud effective ice crystal shapes using visible reflectances from dual-satellite measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 23, 2002, Pages

  Chepfer, Helene ^a,b   Minnis, Patrick ^b   Young, David ^b   Nguyen, Louis ^b   Arduini, Robert F ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal shape; Geostationary satellites; Ice clouds

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444235287     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000240     Document Type: Article

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