In situ aircraft measurements of the vertical distribution of liquid and ice water content in midlatitude mixed-phase clouds

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 269-279

  Noh, Yoo Jeong ^a   Seaman, Curtis J ^a   Vonder Haar, Thomas H ^a,b   Liu, Guosheng ^c  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MEASUREMENT; CLOUD-TOP TEMPERATURES; LIQUID WATER PATHS; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTY; MIXED-PHASE CLOUD; RELATIVE POSITIONS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; VERTICAL POSITIONS;

ICE;

LIQUIDS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRBORNE SURVEY; CLOUD; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; SNOW; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84875041172     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-11-0202.1     Document Type: Article

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