Title :
An inverse technique for obtaining cirrus cloud microphysical parameters using combined radar and lidar backscatter measurements
Author :
Intrieri, Janet M. ; Eberhard, Wynn L. ; Feingold, Graham
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Environ. Technol., NOAA, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
A technique utilizing NOAA´s ground-based infrared lidar and millimeter radar measurements to infer range-resolved cirrus cloud microphysical parameters is presented. An example of cloud properties retrieved from lidar and radar backscatter data obtained during a recent cloud field experiment is shown to illustrate this retrieval technique
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; clouds; meteorological radar; meteorology; optical radar; radar applications; remote sensing; remote sensing by laser beam; remote sensing by radar; EHF; atmosphere meteorology; cirrus; cloud; inverse technique; laser method; lidar backscatter; measurement; meteorological radar; microphysical parameters; microphysics; millimetric radar; mm wave radar; radar remote sensing; range-resolved; retrieval technique; Backscatter; Clouds; Doppler radar; Ice; Information retrieval; Laser radar; Optical attenuators; Radar measurements; Remote monitoring; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1497-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399607
