Ground-based remote sensing of thin clouds in the Arctic

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1227-1243

  Garrett, T J ^a   Zhao, C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; ICE CRYSTAL; INTERFEROMETER; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; OPTICAL DEPTH; REMOTE SENSING; STRATOSPHERE;

ALASKA; ARCTIC OCEAN; BARROW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882758668     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-1227-2013     Document Type: Article

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