Upper-tropospheric aerosol sampled during Project FIRE IFO II
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- Dynamical characteristics of cirrus clouds from aircraft and radar observations in micro and... Gultepe, I.; Starr, D.O'C. // Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences;12/1/95, Vol. 52 Issue 23, p4060
Examines dynamical characteristics of cirrus clouds from aircraft and radar observations in the United States. Formation of cirrus clouds during the First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project Regional Experiment; Role of cirrus cloud in climate changes; Study of clouds within...
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