Distinguishing cirrus cloud presence in autonomous lidar measurements

2012 Level-2 Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) satellite-based cloud data sets are investigated for thresholds that distinguish the presence of cirrus clouds in autonomous lidar measurements, based on temperatures, heights, optical depth and phase. A thermal threshold, propos...

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Main Authors: J. R. Campbell, M. A. Vaughan, M. Oo, R. E. Holz, J. R. Lewis, E. J. Welton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Online Access:http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/8/435/2015/amt-8-435-2015.pdf