Interpretation of multiwavelength-retrieved droplet effective radii for warm water clouds in terms of in-cloud vertical inhomogeneity by using a spectral bin microphysics cloud model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2376-2392

  Nagao, Takashi M ^a   Suzuki, Kentaroh ^b   Nakajima, Takashi Y ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIN MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH; DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; HORIZONTAL HOMOGENEITY; LEAST SQUARES FITTING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EFFECTS; VERTICAL DIFFERENCE; WEIGHTING FUNCTIONS;

BINS; CLOUD COMPUTING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PHYSICS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

DROPS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DROPLET; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84883819689     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0225.1     Document Type: Article

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