Comparison between CALIPSO and MIPAS observations of polar stratospheric clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 20, 2009, Pages

  Hopfner M ^a   Pitts, M C ^b   Poole, L R ^c  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL RADAR;

CALIPSO; CLASSIFICATION APPROACH; CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; CLOUD-AEROSOL LIDAR AND INFRARED PATHFINDER SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; ENVISAT; FIELD OF VIEWS; INFRARED EMISSIONS; INHOMOGENEITIES; LIMB SOUNDER; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER FOR PASSIVE ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDINGS; NEGATIVE BIAS; PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS; REMAINING DIFFERENCES;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT; ALTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVISAT-1; LIDAR; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 72049112810     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009jd012114     Document Type: Article

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