Global analysis of ice microphysics from CloudSat and CALIPSO: Incorporation of specular reflection in lidar signals

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 22, 2010, Pages

  Okamoto, Hajime ^a   Sato, Kaori ^a   Hagihara, Yuichiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BACKSCATTERING; CLOUDS; DEPOLARIZATION; ICE; ICE PROBLEMS; OPTICAL RADAR; PHYSICS; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; SIGNAL RECONSTRUCTION; TABLE LOOKUP; WATER CONTENT;

BACKSCATTERING COEFFICIENTS; CALIPSO; CLOUD-AEROSOL LIDAR AND INFRARED PATHFINDER SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; CLOUDSAT; DEPOLARIZATION RATIO; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; GLOBAL ANALYSIS; HORIZONTALLY ORIENTED PLATES; ICE CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE WATER CONTENT; LIDAR SIGNALS; LOOK UP TABLE; MICROPHYSICS; MIXING RATIOS; NONSPHERICITY; ORIENTED PARTICLES; OVERLAP REGION; RADAR REFLECTIVITY FACTOR; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SPECULAR REFLECTIONS; SPECULAR-REFLECTION MODES;

RADAR REFLECTION;

ALGORITHM; BACKSCATTER; CALIPSO; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUDSAT; DATA SET; ICE COVER; LIDAR; MIXING RATIO; POLARIZATION; RADAR;

EID: 77957561437     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013383     Document Type: Article

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