Comparison of two different cloud climatologies derived from CALIOP-attenuated backscattered measurements (Level 1): The CALIPSO-ST and the CALIPSO-GOCCP

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 725-744

  Chepfer, H ^a   Cesana, D ^b   Winker, D ^c   Getzewich, B ^d   Vaughan, M ^c   Liu, Z ^d  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate sensitivity; Clouds

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; CLOUD CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUD-AEROSOL LIDAR; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATIONS; SCIENTIFIC STUDIES; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; SPATIO-TEMPORAL RESOLUTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDS; NASA; OPTICAL RADAR;

AEROSOLS;

BACKSCATTER; CALIPSO; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUD COVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84878390530     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00057.1     Document Type: Article

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