On the importance of small ice crystals in tropical anvil cirrus

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 5519-5537

  Jensen, E J ^a   Lawson, P ^b   Baker, B ^b   Pilson, B ^b   Mo, Q ^b   Heymsfield, A J ^c   Bansemer, A ^c   Bui, T P ^a   McGill, M ^d   Hlavka, D ^d   Heymsfield, G ^d   Platnick, S ^d   Arnold, G T ^d   Tanelli, S ^e  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SPEC INC   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRRUS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; ICE CRYSTAL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SPECTROMETRY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 70749121742     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-5519-2009     Document Type: Article

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