A comparison between CloudSat and aircraft data for a multilayer, mixed phase cloud system during the Canadian CloudSat-CALIPSO Validation Project

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Barker, H W ^a   Korolev, A V ^a   Hudak, D R ^a   Strapp, J W ^a   Strawbridge, K B ^a   Wolde, M ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; BOUNDARY LAYERS; DROP FORMATION; LIQUIDS; NASA; OPTICAL RADAR; OVERPASSES; REFLECTION; SUN; WATER CONTENT;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRCRAFT DATA; BEFORE AND AFTER; BOUNDARY LAYER CLOUDS; CALIPSO; CIRRUS CLOUDS; CLOUD PROFILING RADAR; CLOUD PROPERTIES; CLOUDSAT; DETECTABLE SIGNAL; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; GROUND-TRACK; HUMIDITY PROFILE; ICE WATER CONTENT; IN-SITU; IN-SITU DATA; KA BAND; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; MIXED PHASE; MIXED-PHASE CLOUD; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; SOLAR RADIATION BUDGETS; SUPERCOOLED DROPLETS;

CLOUDS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRBORNE SENSING; BOUNDARY LAYER; CIRRUS; CLOUDSAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROPLET; HUMIDITY; INSTRUMENTATION; RADAR IMAGERY; RADIATION BUDGET; REFLECTIVITY; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 66949160773     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD009971     Document Type: Article

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