An evaluation of CALIOP/CALIPSO’s aerosol-above-cloud detection and retrieval capability over North America

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 230-244

  Kacenelenbogen, M ^a   Redemann, J ^b   Vaughan, M A ^c   Omar, A H ^c   Russell, P B ^b   Burton, S ^c   Rogers, R R ^c   Ferrare, R A ^c   Hostetler, C A ^c  

^a BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; NASA; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION;

AAC; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL VERTICAL PROFILES; CALIOP; CALIPSO; CLOUD-AEROSOL LIDAR WITH ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATIONS; HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION LIDARS; HSRL;

OPTICAL RADAR;

ABSORPTION; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ALGORITHM; CALIPSO; CLOUD COVER; DATA SET; LIDAR; MODEL VALIDATION; RADIATIVE FORCING; VERTICAL PROFILE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84893942473     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020178     Document Type: Article

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