Simulations of Contrail Optical Properties and Radiative Forcing for Various Crystal Shapes [PDF]
, 2011 The aim of this study is to investigate the sensitivity of radiative-forcing computations to various contrail crystal shape models. Contrail optical properties in the shortwave and longwave ranges are derived using a ray-tracing geometric method and ...
Markowicz, Krzysztof M. +1 more
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Multi-spectral window radiance observations of Cirrus from satellite and aircraft, November 2, 1986 Project FIRE [PDF]
High resolution infrared radiance spectra achieved from the NASA ER2 airborne HIS experiment are used to analyze the spectral emissivity properties of cirrus clouds within the 8 to 12 micron atmospheric window region.
Howell, H. B. +3 more
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, 2003 International audienceA set of 813 lidar profiles of tropospheric aerosol and cirrus clouds extinction and depolarization observed at Rome, Italy, between February 2001 and February 2002 is analyzed and discussed.
Barnaba, F., Gobbi, G. P.
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Planning, implementation, and first results of the Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling Experiment (TC4) [PDF]
, 2010 The Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling Experiment (TC4), was based in Costa Rica and Panama during July and August 2007. The NASA ER-2, DC-8, and WB-57F aircraft flew 26 science flights during TC4.
Colarco, Peter R. +20 more
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Correlation among Cirrus Ice Content, Water Vapor and Temperature in the TTL as Observed by CALIPSO and Aura-MLS [PDF]
, 2012 Water vapor in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL) has a local radiative cooling effect. As a source for ice in cirrus clouds, however, it can also indirectly produce infrared heating.
Flury, T., Read, W. G., Wu, D. L.
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Radiative effect of thin cirrus clouds in the extratropical lowermost stratosphere and tropopause region [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and PhysicsCirrus clouds play an important role in the radiation budget of the Earth; nonetheless, the radiative effect of ultra-thin cirrus clouds in the tropopause region and in the lowermost stratosphere remains poorly constrained.
R. Spang, R. Müller, A. Rap
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Radiative properties of cirrus clouds inferred from broadband measurements during FIRE [PDF]
It is well known that clouds are significant modulators of weather and climate because of their effects on the radiation field and thus on the energy balance of the earth atmosphere system.
Cox, Stephen K., Smith, William L., Jr.
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Summary of results and conclusions based on analysis of volume imaging and high spectral resolution lidar data acquired during FIRE phase 1, part 1 [PDF]
The collection of long term global statistics on cloud cover may be most easily accomplished with satellite based observations; however, measurements derived from passive satellite retrieval methods must be calibrated and verified by in situ or ground ...
Eloranta, E. W., Grund, Christian J.
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Cirrus cloud model parameterizations: Incorporating realistic ice particle generation [PDF]
Recent cirrus cloud modeling studies have involved the application of a time-dependent, two dimensional Eulerian model, with generalized cloud microphysical parameterizations drawn from experimental findings.
Dodd, G. C. +2 more
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The effects of small ice crystals on the infrared radiative properties of cirrus clouds [PDF]
To be successful in the development of satellite retrieval methodologies for the determination of cirrus cloud properties, we must have fundamental scattering and absorption data on nonspherical ice crystals that are found in cirrus clouds.
Asano, S. +4 more
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