Monitoring the evolution of cloud phase profile using MSG data

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 577-582

  Drori, Ron ^a   Lensky, Itamar M ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Cloud phase; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SENSOR; CLOUD ELECTRIFICATION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD SYSTEMS; EXTREME TEMPERATURES; GAIN INFORMATION; KEY PARAMETERS; MIXED PHASE REGION; PASSIVE SENSOR; PHASE DEVELOPMENT; PHASE INFORMATION; PHASE PROFILE; POLLUTED AIR MASS; PRECIPITATION FORMATION; REPETITION TIME; SPATIAL COVERAGE; SUPERCOOLED WATER; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; OPTICAL RADAR; REMOTE SENSING;

PHYSICS;

AIR MASS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REMOTE SENSING; SENSOR; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 77955773357     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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