Parameterization of single scattering properties of mid-latitude cirrus clouds for fast radiative transfer models using particle mixtures

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 16, 2008, Pages

  Bozzo, Alessio ^a   Maestri, Tiziano ^a   Rizzi, Rolando ^a   Tosi, Ennio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CRYSTALS; FORECASTING; ICE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POWDERS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; WATER CONTENT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CIRRUS CLOUDS; EFFECTIVE DIMENSIONS; FORECAST MODELS; GLOBAL CIRCULATION MODELS; ICE CLOUDS; ICE CRYSTALS; ICE WATER CONTENTS; MID LATITUDES; PARAMETERIZED; PARTICLE MIXTURES; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; PRELIMINARY TESTS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS; SINGLE SCATTERING PROPERTIES; WEATHER PREDICTIONS;

CLOUDS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CIRRUS; ICE CRYSTAL; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SCATTERING; WATER CONTENT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 56449124754     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL034695     Document Type: Article

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