Deriving arctic cloud microphysics at Barrow, Alaska: Algorithms, results, and radiative closure

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1675-1689

  Shupe, Matthew D ^a,b   Turner, David D ^c   Zwink, Alexander ^d   Thieman, Mandana M ^e   Mlawer, Eli J ^f   Shippert, Timothy ^g  

^a Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^e SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^f ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^g PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Cloud microphysics; Cloud radiative effects; Cloud retrieval; Cloud water phase; Clouds

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLOUDS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE EFFECTS; CLOUD RETRIEVAL; CLOUD WATER/PHASE;

LIQUIDS;

ALGORITHM; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; FLUX MEASUREMENT; ICE; WATER;

ALASKA; BARROW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84943762047     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-15-0054.1     Document Type: Article

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