Understanding effective diameter and its application to terrestrial radiation in ice clouds

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3417-3429

  Mitchell, D L ^a   Lawson, R P ^b   Baker, B ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SPEC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALBEDO; ALGORITHM; BULK DENSITY; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD; DIAMETER; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 79953836201     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-3417-2011     Document Type: Article

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