Wavelet analysis of cirrus multiscale structures from lidar backscattering: A cirrus uncinus complex case study

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2645-2658

  Wang, Likun ^a,b,c   Sassen, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b Perot System Government Service   (United States)

^c OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING WATER; DISCRETE WAVELET TRANSFORMS; DYNAMICS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; HEATING; OPTICAL RADAR; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

2D TURBULENCES; ADIABATIC HEATING; CASE STUDIES; CIRRUS CLOUDS; CIRRUS UNCINUS; CLOUD PARAMETER RETRIEVALS; CONVECTIVE ACTIVITIES; COOLING EFFECTS; DYNAMICAL PROCESSES; FUTURE MODELS; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; LAYER STRUCTURES; LENGTH SCALES; MESOSCALE; MULTISCALE STRUCTURES; PHASE CHANGES; RADIATIVE CALCULATIONS; RADIATIVE PROCESSES; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SPECTRAL FEATURES;

CLOUDS;

BACKSCATTER; CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; LIDAR; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

EID: 57749192454     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAMC1788.1     Document Type: Article

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