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contributor authorIntrieri, Janet M.
contributor authorStephens, Graeme L.
contributor authorEberhard, Wynn L.
contributor authorUttal, Taneil
date accessioned2017-06-09T14:04:27Z
date available2017-06-09T14:04:27Z
date copyright1993/06/01
date issued1993
identifier issn0894-8763
identifier otherams-11925.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4147207
description abstractA method to determine cirrus cloud effective radii remotely using lidar and radar backscatter data is presented. The difference in backscattered returns from instruments widely separated in wavelength holds information on the characteristic sizes of the scatterers. The method compares theoretically expected backscatter coefficients to observed backscatter returns from NOAA's 3.2-cm and 8.6-mm radars and the 10.6-µm lidar. Measurements were taken during a two-phase cloud experiment held in northeastern Colorado from 6 September to 5 October 1989 and 15 February to 31 March 1991. It was found that the particle sizes estimated from the lidar-radar method agree closely with in situ aircraft measurements. Case studies are presented to demonstrate the method and the potential for multiwavelength remote sensing of cirrus cloud radiative properties.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleA Method for Determining Cirrus Cloud Particle Sizes Using Lidar and Radar Backscatter Technique
typeJournal Paper
journal volume32
journal issue6
journal titleJournal of Applied Meteorology
identifier doi10.1175/1520-0450(1993)032<1074:AMFDCC>2.0.CO;2
journal fristpage1074
journal lastpage1082
treeJournal of Applied Meteorology:;1993:;volume( 032 ):;issue: 006
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