An analysis of cloud overlap at a midlatitude atmospheric observation facility

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 5557-5567

  Oreopoulos, L ^a   Norris, P M ^a,b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONDENSATE; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 84869033297     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-5557-2011     Document Type: Article

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