Use of satellite derived cloud properties to quantify growing cumulus beneath cirrus clouds

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 120-121, Issue , 2013, Pages 192-201

  Mecikalski, John R ^a   Minnis, Patrick ^b   Palikonda, Rabindra ^c  

^a National Space Science and Technology Center   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Convective initiation; Cumulus clouds; GOES derived cloud properties; Infrared observations

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; CLOUD PROPERTIES; CONVECTIVE INITIATION; CUMULUS CLOUD; EFFECTIVE PARTICLE SIZE; INFRARED OBSERVATIONS; LIQUID WATER PATHS; METEOSAT SECOND GENERATIONS;

GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES;

CLOUDS;

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CUMULUS; GOES; INFRARED IMAGERY; SATELLITE DATA; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 84880702442     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.08.017     Document Type: Article

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