CALIPSO polar stratospheric cloud observations: Second-generation detection algorithm and composition discrimination

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 7577-7589

  Pitts, M C ^a   Poole, L R ^b   Thomason, L W ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BACKSCATTER; DENITRIFICATION; DETECTION METHOD; LIDAR; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD;

EID: 70450202453     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-7577-2009     Document Type: Article

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