An assessment of the impact of antishattering tips and artifact removal techniques on bulk cloud ice microphysical and optical properties measured by the 2D cloud probe

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2131-2144

  Jackson, Robert C ^a   McFarquhar, Greg M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT REMOVAL;

ALGORITHM; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE CRYSTAL; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84907913995     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-14-00018.1     Document Type: Article

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