Investigation of the sulphate-induced freezing inhibition effect from CloudSat and CALIPSO measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 22, 2010, Pages

  Grenier, Patrick ^a   Blanchet, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; CLOUDS; CORRELATION METHODS; CRYSTALS; FREEZING; OPTICAL RADAR; TIME SERIES;

CALIPSO; CLOUD CLASSIFICATION; CLOUD TYPES; CLOUD-AEROSOL LIDAR AND INFRARED PATHFINDER SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; CLOUDSAT; COLOR RATIOS; CONCENTRATION-TIME; CORRELATION TESTS; DATA SETS; DEPOLARIZATION RATIO; ICE CLOUDS; ICE CRYSTAL FORMATIONS; ICE CRYSTALS; IN-SITU; INHIBITION EFFECT; LIDAR DATA; LIDAR MEASUREMENTS; PEARSON CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; SEA SALTS; SULPHATES;

ICE;

ALGORITHM; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BACKSCATTER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUDSAT; CORRELATION; DATA SET; FREEZING; ICE CRYSTAL; INHIBITION; LIDAR; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SALT; SULFATE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 78649514313     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD013905     Document Type: Article

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