Inferring cirrus size distributions through satellite remote sensing and microphysical databases

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1106-1125

  Mitchell, David L ^a   D'entremont, Robert P ^b   Lawson, R Paul ^c  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c SPEC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRRUS CLOUDS; CONCENTRATION OF; EFFECTIVE DIAMETER; GLOBAL ENERGY; ICE CRYSTALS; ICE PARTICLES; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT-BASED; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTY; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER SATELLITES; RELATIVE CONCENTRATION; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; TOTAL NUMBER CONCENTRATIONS;

CLIMATE MODELS; CLOUDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRYSTALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ICE;

AIRBORNE SENSING; CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DATABASE; ESTIMATION METHOD; ICE CRYSTAL; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MODIS; PARTICLE SIZE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77953345831     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS3150.1     Document Type: Article

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