Retrieving properties of thin clouds from solar aureole measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2531-2548

  DeVore, J G ^a   Stair, A T ^a   LePage, A ^a   Rall, D ^a   Atkinson, J ^a   Villanucci, D ^a   Rappaport, S A ^b   Joss, P C ^b   McClatchey, R A ^a,b,c  

^a Visidyne Inc   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c McClatchey Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL ROBOTIC NETWORKS; AIRY FUNCTION; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS; CENTRAL FACILITIES; CLOUD PARTICLES; CLOUD PROPERTIES; CUMULUS CLOUD; ENERGY BUDGETS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GROUND-BASED INSTRUMENTS; OKLAHOMA; OPTICAL DEPTH; POWER LAW; POWER-LAW FUNCTIONS; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT; SOLAR DISK; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; DIFFRACTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

PARTICLE SIZE;

CIRRUS; CUMULUS; ENERGY BUDGET; FIELD SURVEY; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODELING; PARTICLE SIZE; POWER LAW; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 73049087642     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHA1289.1     Document Type: Article

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