Evaluation of ground-based remotely sensed liquid water cloud properties using shortwave radiation measurements

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 96, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 366-377

  Brandau, C L ^a   Russchenberg, H W J ^a   Knap, W H ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Droplet concentration; Optical thickness; Radiation feedback; Water clouds

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC APPROACH; CLOUD MODELS; CLOUD OPTICAL PROPERTIES; CLOUD RADAR; DROPLET CONCENTRATION; DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; GROUND BASED; GROUND-BASED REMOTE SENSING; IN-SITU DATA; INHOMOGENEITIES; LIQUID WATER CLOUDS; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTY; MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS; MIXING PROCESS; MODEL ASSUMPTIONS; OPTICAL PARAMETER; OPTICAL THICKNESS; RADIATION MEASUREMENTS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER CALCULATIONS; SHAPE PARAMETERS; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER CLOUDS;

AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DROP FORMATION; FEEDBACK; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; RADIATION; REMOTE SENSING; SUN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL PROPERTY; REMOTE SENSING; SHORTWAVE RADIATION;

EID: 77952322411     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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