Tropical thin cirrus and relative humidity observed by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder

Global observations of cloud and humidity distributions in the upper troposphere within all geophysical conditions are critically important in order to monitor the present climate and to provide necessary data for validation of climate models to project future climate change. Towards this end, tropi...

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Main Authors: K. N. Liou, A. Gettelman, Q. Yue, A. Eldering, B. H. Kahn, C. K. Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-03-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/8/1501/2008/acp-8-1501-2008.pdf