Characterization of Arctic ice cloud properties observed during ISDAC

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 23, 2012, Pages

  Jouan, Caroline ^a,b   Girard, Eric ^a   Pelon, Jacques ^b   Gultepe, Ismail ^c   Delano, Julien ^b   Blanchet, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; REMOTE SENSING; TEMPERATURE INDICATING CAMERAS;

ARCTIC ICE; CALIPSO; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CLOUD OBSERVATIONS; CLOUDSAT; COLD CONDITIONS; GROUND BASED; HIGH CONCENTRATION; ICE CLOUDS; ICE CRYSTAL GROWTH; ICE CRYSTALS; ICE NUCLEATION; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; LABORATORY STUDIES; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTY; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PRECIPITATION EFFICIENCY; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENTS; RADIATION BALANCE; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING;

ICE;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CALIPSO; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUDSAT; DEHYDRATION; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; ICE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NUCLEATION; POLAR REGION; RADIATION BALANCE; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 84871380707     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017889     Document Type: Article

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