An assessment of CALIOP polar stratospheric cloud composition classification

This study assesses the robustness of the CALIOP (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization) polar stratospheric cloud (PSC) composition classification algorithm – which is based solely on the spaceborne lidar data – through the use of nearly coincident gas-phase HNO<sub>3</sub> a...

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Main Authors: M. C. Pitts, L. R. Poole, A. Lambert, L. W. Thomason
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-03-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/13/2975/2013/acp-13-2975-2013.pdf