Nonturbulent Liquid-Bearing Polar Clouds: Observed Frequency of Occurrence and Simulated Sensitivity to Gravity Waves

Silber, Israel; Fridlind, Ann M.; Verlinde, Johannes; Russell, Lynn M.; Ackerman, Andrew S.

doi:10.1029/2020gl087099

Title: Nonturbulent Liquid-Bearing Polar Clouds: Observed Frequency of Occurrence and Simulated Sensitivity to Gravity Waves

Journal Article · Mon May 18 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Geophysical Research Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020gl087099· OSTI ID:1803201

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Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Pennsylvania State University University Park PA USA
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies New York NY USA
Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California San Diego CA USA

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States); NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0017981; SC0018046

OSTI ID:: 1803201

Journal Information:: Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 47, Issue 10; ISSN 0094-8276

Publisher:: American Geophysical Union

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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