Analysis and improvements of cloud models for propagation studies

Radio Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Mattioli, V ^a   Basili, P ^a   Bonafoni, S ^a   Ciotti, P ^b   Westwater, E R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CLOUD DENSITY; CLOUD DETECTION; CLOUD IDENTIFICATION; CLOUD MODELS; CLOUDY CONDITIONS; DUAL CHANNEL; ICE CONTENT; MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS; NEW MODEL; OKLAHOMA; ROOT MEAN SQUARE; SKY CONDITION; THRESHOLD FUNCTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; INSTRUMENT SCALES; MICROWAVE DEVICES; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; TERBIUM ALLOYS;

METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 76749098177     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008RS003876     Document Type: Article

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