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Rev Geophys. 2018 Jun;56(2):409-453. doi: 10.1029/2017RG000593. Epub 2018 Jun 27.
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PMID: 30148283
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Current standard satellite retrievals do not operationally provide N (d), but it can be inferred from retrievals of cloud optical depth (tau (c)) cloud droplet effective radius (r (e)) and cloud top temperature. This review summarizes issues with this approach and q …
Current standard satellite retrievals do not operationally provide N (d), but it can be inferred from retrievals of cloud optical depth (tau …