Testing IWC Retrieval Methods Using Radar and Ancillary Measurements with In Situ Data - Heymsfield, Andrew J.; Protat, Alain; Austin, Richard T.; Bouniol, Dominique; Hogan, Robin J.; Delanoë, Julien; Okamoto, Hajime; Sato, Kaori; van Zadelhoff, Gerd-Jan; Donovan, David P.; Wang, Zhien (Journal of applied meteorology and climatology, 2008)
Keywords: Air traffic control; Algorithms; Cirrus clouds; Cloud physics; Clouds; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Geophysics. Techniques, methods, instrumentation and models; Ice; Ice clouds; Lidar; Meteorology; Methods; Ocean, Atmosphere; Optical analysis; Optical thickness; Radar; Radar echoes; Reflectance; Reflectivity; Remote sensing; Research methodology; Retrieval; Sciences of the Universe; Standard deviation; Temperature; Water content; Wave reflection; Wavelengths; Spaceborne radar; Space remote sensing; Infrared observation; Satellite observation; Ice cloud; Measurement in situ; Particle size distribution; Cloud physics; Aircraft observation; Lidar; water content; Optical thickness; Measurement accuracy; Doppler radar; uncertainties; Retrieval algorithm