Using surface remote sensors to derive radiative characteristics of mixed-phase clouds: An example from M-PACE

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 11937-11949

  De Boer, G ^a,b,c   Collins, W D ^a   Menon, S ^a   Long, C N ^d  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Cooperative Institute for Research of Environmental Sciences ^*  (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; LONGWAVE RADIATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOSONDE; REMOTE SENSING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 82955184527     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-11937-2011     Document Type: Review

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