Evaluation of hydrometeor phase and ice properties in cloud-resolving model simulations of tropical deep convection using radiance and polarization measurements

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3290-3314

  Diedenhoven, Bastiaan Van ^a,b   Fridlind, Ann M ^b   Ackerman, Andrew S ^b   Cairns, Brian ^b  

^a NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud resolving models; Cloud retrieval; Cloud water phase; Ice crystals; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY PARAMETER; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CLOUD RETRIEVAL; CLOUD WATER; CLOUD-RESOLVING MODEL SIMULATIONS; DEEP CONVECTION; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION; ICE CRYSTALS; ICE NUCLEATION; ICE PROPERTIES; INDEX VALUES; LIQUID CLOUD; MODEL ASSUMPTIONS; MODEL SIMULATION; MULTI-DIRECTIONAL; NEAR INFRARED REFLECTANCE; PARTICLE SHAPE; POLARIZATION MEASUREMENTS; POLARIZED REFLECTANCES; RETRIEVAL ALGORITHMS; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS;

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LIQUIDS; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUCLEATION; POLARIZATION; REFLECTION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ICE;

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CLOUD WATER; FREEZING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; ICE CRYSTAL; MODIS; NUCLEATION; POLARIZATION; POLDER; RADIANCE; REMOTE SENSING; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 84864257184     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-11-0314.1     Document Type: Article

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