Coincidence errors in a cloud droplet probe (CDP) and a cloud and aerosol spectrometer (CAS), and the improved performance of a modified CDP

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1532-1541

  Lance, Sara ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft observations; Cloud droplets; Cloud microphysics; Data quality control; Drop size distribution; In situ atmospheric observations

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS; CLOUD DROPLETS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DATA QUALITY CONTROL; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOLS; DROPS; PROBES; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY;

INSTRUMENT ERRORS;

AEROSOL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ERROR ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECTROMETER;

EID: 84868028005     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00208.1     Document Type: Article

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