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Cirrus structure and radiative parameters from airborne lidar and spectral radiometer observations - The 28 October 1986 FIRE studyA description is presented of cirrus based on results from a FIRE observation flight in central Wisconsin on October 28, 1986. Cirrus structure and radiative parameters as determined by the ER-2 lidar and imaging spectral radiometers are presented. From the lidar observations a complex structure was shown with differing cloud layers extending over six kilometers of altitude range. Both thin and dense cirrus layers were present and mixed phase clouds were found at lower altitudes. As indicated by the cloud structure, precipitation of crystals from high, but vertically thin, layers produces a significant fraction of the lower cirrus. Multiple layers should be considered as normal for cirrus formations. It is noted that the cloud height is an important factor for satellite cloud retrievals and cloud climatology.
Document ID
19910036512
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Spinhirne, James D.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Hart, William D.
(Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Lanham, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: Monthly Weather Review
Volume: 118
ISSN: 0027-0644
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
91A21135
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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