Use of Meteosat Second Generation optimal cloud analysis fields for understanding physical attributes of growing cumulus clouds

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 175-190

  Mecikalski, John R ^a   Watts, Philip D ^b   Koenig, Marianne ^b  

^a National Space Science and Technology Center   (United States)

^b EUMETSAT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cloud physics; Cloud top retrievals; Convective initiation; Cumulus clouds; MSG SEVIRI

Indexed keywords

CLOUD PHYSICS; CLOUD-TOP RETRIEVALS; CONVECTIVE INITIATION; CUMULUS CLOUD; MSG SEVIRI;

ALGORITHMS; CLOUDS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RADAR IMAGING; RADIOMETERS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALGORITHM; CLOUD; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUDSAT; ESTIMATION METHOD; MODIS; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEVIRI;

EID: 81155160114     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.06.023     Document Type: Article

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