TY - JOUR
T1 - Potential of using spaceborne millimeter wavelength radar for ice cloud studies
AU - Matrosov, Sergey Y.
AU - Atlas, David
AU - Heymsfield, Andrew J.
AU - Kropfli, Robert A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 1994 SPIE.
PY - 1994/12/23
Y1 - 1994/12/23
N2 - Possibilities of remote sensing of cirrus cloud ice mass content using spaceborne millimeter wavelength radar are analyzed. It is shown that measurements of radar reflectivity alone are generally insufficient to get unambiguous estimates of ice mass content. Ice mass content - radar reflectivity relationships, which are usually used for such estimates are sensitive to observational and meteorological conditions. Potential accuracy of these estimates can be significantly improved if independent information about characteristic cloud particle sizes is used.
AB - Possibilities of remote sensing of cirrus cloud ice mass content using spaceborne millimeter wavelength radar are analyzed. It is shown that measurements of radar reflectivity alone are generally insufficient to get unambiguous estimates of ice mass content. Ice mass content - radar reflectivity relationships, which are usually used for such estimates are sensitive to observational and meteorological conditions. Potential accuracy of these estimates can be significantly improved if independent information about characteristic cloud particle sizes is used.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85076809540
U2 - 10.1117/12.196664
DO - 10.1117/12.196664
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85076809540
SN - 0277-786X
VL - 2309
SP - 84
EP - 88
JO - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
JF - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
T2 - Passive Infrared Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere II 1994
Y2 - 26 September 1994 through 30 September 1994
ER -