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Whiteman, D.N., Demoz, B. and Wang, Z. (2004). Subtropical cirrus cloud extinction to backscatter ratios measured by Raman Lidar during CAMEX-3. Geophysical Research Letters 31: doi: 10.1029/2004GL020003. issn: 0094-8276. |
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The NASA/GSFC Scanning Raman Lidar was stationed on Andros Island, Bahamas for the third Convection and Moisture Experiment (CAMEX 3) held in August--September, 1998 and acquired an extensive set of cirrus cloud measurements <Whiteman et al., 2001>. Distinct differences in the optical properties of the clouds are found when the cirrus are hurricane-induced versus non-hurricane-induced. Hurricane-induced cirrus clouds are found to generally possess lower values of extinction-to-backscatter ratio (S) than non-hurricane-induced clouds. Comparison of the S measurements made here with those of other studies reveal at times large differences. Given that S is often a required parameter for space-based retrievals of cloud optical depth using backscatter lidar, these large differences in S measurements imply difficulties in developing a parameterization of S for use in space-based lidar retrievals. |
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Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Aerosols and particles (0345, 4801), Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Transmission and scattering of radiation, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Remote sensing |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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