Detection of cloud-base height using Jenoptik CHM15K and Vaisala CL31 ceilometers

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 305-318

  Martucci, Giovanni ^a   Milroy, Conor ^a   O'Dowd, Colin D ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH; BACK-SCATTERED; BACKSCATTER PROFILES; BASE PRODUCT; CLOUD LAYERS; CLOUD-BASE HEIGHT; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEGREE OF SCATTER; DIVERSE RANGE; INHOMOGENEOUS CLOUDS; IRELAND; LASER SIGNALS; MACE HEAD; MULTI-LAYER CLOUDS; RELIABLE DETECTION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

CLIMATOLOGY; MANUFACTURE; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RESEARCH;

ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHM; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CORRELATION; DETECTION METHOD; LASER METHOD; TRACKING; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 77952521300     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHA1326.1     Document Type: Article

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