Cluster analysis of midlatitude oceanic cloud regimes: Mean properties and temperature sensitivity

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 6435-6459

  Gordon, N D ^a,b   Norris, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GLOBAL WARMING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 77955678558     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-6435-2010     Document Type: Article

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