Spatial statistics of likely convective clouds in CloudSat data

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Bacmeister, J T ^a   Stephens, G L ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; NASA;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLOUD IMAGERY; CLOUDSAT; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; ENTRAINING PLUME MODEL; ENTRAINMENT RATES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GLOBAL STATISTICS; METEOROLOGICAL FIELDS; PLUME MODEL; POWER-LAW BEHAVIOR; REANALYSIS; RESEARCH AND APPLICATION; SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS; SPATIAL STATISTICS;

CLOUDS;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CLOUDSAT; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; POWER LAW; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79951875544     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014444     Document Type: Article

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