Implications of the differences between daytime and nighttime CloudSat observations over the tropics

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Liu, Chuntao ^a   Zipser, Edward J ^a   Mace, Gerald G ^a   Benson, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; OVERPASSES; RAIN GAGES; TROPICS;

A-TRAIN; CLOUDSAT; CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; DIURNAL VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HIGH ALTITUDE; LEVEL 2; PHASE LAGS; SEASONAL CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPICAL LANDS; TROPICAL OCEAN; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL STRUCTURES;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD; CLOUDSAT; DIURNAL VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPOSPHERE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 66949136738     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD009783     Document Type: Article

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