Thermodynamic phase profiles of optically thin midlatitude clouds and their relation to temperature

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Naud, C M ^a,b   Del Genio, A D ^b   Haeffelin, M ^c   Morille, Y ^c   Noel, V ^c   Dupont, J C ^c   Turner, D D ^d   Lo, C ^e   Comstock, J ^e  

^a Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Columbia University Goddard Institute for Space Studies ^*  (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^c ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS; AIRCRAFT MODELS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; DEPOLARIZATION; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LIQUIDS; OPTICAL RADAR; THERMODYNAMICS;

AIRCRAFT MEASUREMENT; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS; CLASSICAL METHODS; CLOUD BASE; DATA SETS; DEPOLARIZATION RATIO; DIFFERENT PROCESS; FRONTAL CLOUDS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GROUND BASED; ICE PHASE; LIDAR DEPOLARIZATION; MID-LATITUDE CLOUDS; MIDLATITUDES; OPTICAL THICKNESS; PARAMETERIZATIONS; PHASE PROFILE; PHASE RELATIONSHIPS; RADIOSONDE MEASUREMENTS; SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLOUD CLASSIFICATION; DATA SET; GLACIATION; LIDAR; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARAMETERIZATION; PHASE TRANSITION; RADIOSONDE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARCTIC; FRANCE; GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953737812     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012889     Document Type: Article

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