Winter cloud phase and temperature profiles derived from ground-based lidar depolarization and radiosonde measurements are analyzed for two midlatitude locations: the United States Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program Southern Great Plains (SGP) site and the Site Instrumental de Recherche par Télédétection Atmosphérique (SIRTA) in France. Because lidars are attenuated in optically thick clouds, the dataset only includes optically thin clouds (optical thickness
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Published: June 3, 2010
Citation
Naud C.M., A.D. Del Genio, M. Haeffelin, Y. Morille, V. Noel, J. Dupont, and D.D. Turner, et al. 2010.Thermodynamic phase profiles of optically thin midlatitude cloud and their relation to temperature.Journal of Geophysical Research. D. (Atmospheres) 115, no. D11202.PNNL-SA-68005.