Analysis of cirrus in the tropical tropopause layer from CALIPSO and MLS data: A water perspective

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Wang, Tao ^a   Dessler, Andrew E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL RADAR; TROPICS;

CALIPSO; CLOUD-AEROSOL LIDAR AND INFRARED PATHFINDER SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; COLD POINT; EQUATORIAL AFRICA; ICE WATER CONTENT; IN-SITU; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; SOUTH AMERICA; TROPICAL TROPOPAUSE LAYERS; TROPICAL WESTERN PACIFIC;

CLOUDS;

AURA (SATELLITE); CALIPSO; CIRRUS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; PROBABILITY; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; TROPOPAUSE; WATER VAPOR;

AFRICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84863229618     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016442     Document Type: Article

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