Reconciling ground-based and space-based estimates of the frequency of occurrence and radiative effect of clouds around Darwin, Australia

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 456-478

  Protat, A ^a   Young, S A ^a   McFarlane, S A ^b   L'Ecuyer, T ^c   Mace, G G ^d   Comstock, J M ^b   Long, C N ^b   Berry, E ^d   Delanoe J ^e  

^a Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^e SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Cloud radiative effects; Lidars Lidar observations; Radars Radar observations; Radiative fluxes; Satellite observations

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE EFFECTS; LIDARS/LIDAR OBSERVATIONS; RADARS/RADAR OBSERVATIONS; RADIATIVE FLUXES; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; ESTIMATION; INSTRUMENTS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SPACE OPTICS;

OPTICAL RADAR;

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; DOWNWELLING; GEOMETRY; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; LIDAR; LONGWAVE RADIATION; RADAR; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHORTWAVE RADIATION;

AUSTRALIA; DARWIN; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 84897624467     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-13-072.1     Document Type: Article

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