Erratum: A 10 year climatology of cloud fraction and vertical distribution derived from both surface and GOES observations over the DOE ARM SPG site (Journal of Geophysical Research (2010) 115 DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012800);A 10 year climatology of cloud fraction and vertical distribution derived from both surface and GOES observations over the DOE ARM SPG site

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Xi, Baike ^a   Dong, Xiquan ^a   Minnis, Patrick ^b   Khaiyer, Mandana M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; OPTICAL RADAR; RADAR;

ANNUAL MEAN; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS; CLOUD FRACTION; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES; GRID-BOX; LIDAR OBSERVATION; MULTI-LAYERED; SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS; SPATIAL SCALE; SURFACE DATA; SURFACE OBSERVATION; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; VERTICAL RESOLUTION;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ALTITUDE; CLOUD CLASSIFICATION; DATA SET; GOES; LIDAR; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

GREAT PLAINS;

EID: 77954523639     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014851     Document Type: Erratum

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