Cirrus crystal fall velocity estimates using the Match method with ground-based lidars: First investigation through a case study

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 457-470

  Dionisi, D ^a,b   Keckhut, P ^a   Hoareau, C ^c   Montoux, N ^d   Congeduti, F ^b  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; CIRRUS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LIDAR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OPTICAL DEPTH; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE; FRANCE; ITALY; LAZIO; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

EID: 84882623331     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-457-2013     Document Type: Article

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