A new method for retrieval of the extinction coefficient of water clouds by using the tail of the CALIOP signal

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2903-2916

  Li, J ^a,b   Hu, Y ^c   Huang, J ^a   Stamnes, K ^b   Yi, Y ^d   Stamnes, S ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIPSO; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD WATER; LIDAR; MODIS;

EID: 79953204266     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-2903-2011     Document Type: Article

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