Trends in ISCCP, MISR, and MODIS cloud-top-height and optical-depth histograms

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1941-1949

  Marchand, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

cloud optical depth; cloud top height; trend analysis

Indexed keywords

GRAPHIC METHODS; SPECTROMETERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH; CLOUD-TOP HEIGHT; INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE CLOUD CLIMATOLOGY PROJECTS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTROMETERS; OPTICAL THICKNESS; SPECTRO-RADIOMETERS; TOTAL CLOUD COVER; TREND ANALYSIS;

RADIOMETERS;

CLOUD COVER; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HISTOGRAM; MISR; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84880898039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50207     Document Type: Article

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