Application of CALIOP measurements to the evaluation of cloud phase derived from MODIS infrared channels

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2169-2180

  Cho, Hyoun Myoung ^a   Nasiri, Shaima L ^a   Yang, Ping ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD TEMPERATURE; CLOUD-AEROSOL LIDAR WITH ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATIONS; COLD CLOUDS; GROUND RETURN; INFRARED CHANNEL; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; PHASE RETRIEVAL; SINGLE LAYER; WATER CLOUDS;

ATMOSPHERICS; CLOUDS; ICE; OPTICAL RADAR; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TEMPERATURE;

RADIOMETERS;

EID: 77649138102     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAMC2238.1     Document Type: Letter

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