Evaluating cloud frequency of occurrence and cloud-top height using spaceborne lidar observations

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 137, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4225-4237

  Ahlgrimm, Maike ^a   Randall, David A ^a   Köhler, Martin ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD FRACTION; CLOUDY BOUNDARY LAYERS; GEOSCIENCE LASER ALTIMETER SYSTEM; HEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; INTEGRATED FORECASTING SYSTEMS; MARINE STRATOCUMULUS; MARINE STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS; MODEL AND OBSERVATION; MODEL EVALUATION; SPACE-BORNE LIDAR;

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; OPTICAL RADAR; RADIO ALTIMETERS;

CLOUDS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; FORECASTING METHOD; LIDAR; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 74949107236     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009MWR2937.1     Document Type: Article

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