Exploring the error characteristics of thin ice cloud property retrievals using a Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 24, 2008, Pages

  Posselt, D J ^a   L'Ecuyer, T S ^b   Stephens, G L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLOUDS; ICE; MARKOV PROCESSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ALGORITHM; CLOUD; ICE CRYSTAL; MARKOV CHAIN; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 62149125480     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010832     Document Type: Article

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