Marine stratocumulus cloud characteristics from multichannel satellite measurements
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Authors
Durkee, Philip A.
Mineart, Gary M.
Subjects
AEROSOLS
CLOUD PHYSICS
MARINE METEOROLOGY
REFLECTANCE
SATELLITE OBSERVATION
STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS
DROP SIZE
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
RADIATION DISTRIBUTION
CLOUD PHYSICS
MARINE METEOROLOGY
REFLECTANCE
SATELLITE OBSERVATION
STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS
DROP SIZE
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
RADIATION DISTRIBUTION
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1990-07
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Jul 01, 1990
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Abstract
Understanding the effects of aerosols on the microphysical characteristics of marine stratocumulus clouds, and the resulting influence on cloud radiative properties, is a primary goal of FIRE. The potential for observing variations of cloud characteristics that might be related to variations of available aerosols is studied. Some results from theoretical estimates of cloud reflectance are presented. Also presented are the results of comparisons between aircraft measured microphysical characteristics and satellite detected radiative properties of marine stratocumulus clouds. These results are extracted from Mineart where the analysis procedures and a full discussion of the observations are presented. Only a brief description of the procedures and the composite results are presented.
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Conference Paper
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Unspecified Center
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NASA, Langley Research Center, FIRE Science Results 1988; p. p 265-269
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.