Single-scattering properties of mixed-phase Arctic clouds at solar wavelengths: Impacts on radiative transfer

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 3799-3813

  McFarquhar, Greg M ^a   Cober, Stewart G ^b  

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

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; PROTECTIVE ATMOSPHERES; SCATTERING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ARCTIC CLOUDS EXPERIMENTS (ACE); SINGLE SCATTERING;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; MIE THEORY; SCATTERING; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 8644262319     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<3799:SPOMAC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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