Title :
Potential application of solar occultation extinction measurements to aerosol-cloud-interaction studies
Author :
Wang, Pi Huan ; McCormick, M.P. ; Poole, L.R. ; Kent, G.S.
Author_Institution :
Sci. & Technol. Corp., Hampton, VA, USA
Abstract :
Illustrates the potential application of multiwavelength solar occultation measurements to aerosol-cloud interaction studies with emphasis on the evolution of the particle size distribution of tropical high clouds by using the autumn 1989 SAGE II observations
Keywords :
aerosols; atmospheric techniques; clouds; geophysical techniques; remote sensing; SAGE II; aerosol; atmosphere; cloud; infrared IR method; measurement technique; microphysics; multiwavelength; optical method remote sensing; particle size distribution; solar occultation extinction; stratosphere; tropical high cloud; Aerosols; Atmospheric measurements; Clouds; Earth; Extinction coefficients; NASA; Radio access networks; Satellites; Space technology; Temperature distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1240-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322153
