Retrieval of ice cloud microphysical parameters using the CloudSat millimeter-wave radar and temperature

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Austin, Richard T ^a   Heymsfield, Andrew J ^b   Stephens, Graeme L ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLOUDS; ICE; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; PROBES; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SPACE PROBES; STATISTICAL TESTS; WATER CONTENT;

ALTERNATIVE ALGORITHMS; APRIORI; BIAS ERROR; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CLOUDSAT; COMPARISON STUDY; DATA PRODUCTS; DISTRIBUTION PARAMETERS; GROUND-BASED INSTRUMENTS; ICE CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE CLOUD RETRIEVAL; ICE CLOUDS; ICE CONTENT; ICE WATER CONTENT; ICE WATER PATHS; MILLIMETER WAVE RADAR; RADAR DATA; RADAR REFLECTIVITY FACTOR; RETRIEVAL ALGORITHMS; SPACE-BASED SENSORS; STATE SPACE; STATISTICAL COMPARISONS; TEMPERATURE INFORMATION;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ALGORITHM; ALTITUDE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD WATER; CLOUDSAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ICE; RADAR IMAGERY; REFLECTIVITY;

EID: 66949173711     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010049     Document Type: Article

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