Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
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Articles | Volume 12, issue 6
Articles | Volume 12, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-3237-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-3237-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 12, issue 6
Research article
 | 
19 Jun 2019
Research article |  | 19 Jun 2019

Investigating the liquid water path over the tropical Atlantic with synergistic airborne measurements

Marek Jacob, Felix Ament, Manuel Gutleben, Heike Konow, Mario Mech, Martin Wirth, and Susanne Crewell

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Liquid water path and integrated water vapor over the tropical Atlantic during NARVAL-South M. Jacob, F. Ament, M. Gutleben, H. Konow, M. Mech, M. Wirth, and S. Crewell https://doi.org/10.26050/WDCC/HALO_measurements_5

Liquid water path and integrated water vapor over the tropical Atlantic during NARVAL2 M. Jacob, F. Ament, M. Gutleben, H. Konow, M. Mech, M. Wirth, and S. Crewell https://doi.org/10.26050/WDCC/HALO_measurements_6

HALO Microwave Package measurements during Next-generation Remote sensing for VALidation Studies - South (NARVAL-South) H. Konow, M. Jacob, F. Ament, S. Crewell, F. Ewald, M. Hagen, L. Hirsch, F. Jansen, M. Mech, and B. Stevens https://doi.org/10.1594/WDCC/HALO_measurements_2

HALO Microwave Package measurements during Next-generation Remote sensing for VALidation Studies 2 (NARVAL2) H. Konow, M. Jacob, F. Ament, S. Crewell, F. Ewald, M. Hagen, L. Hirsch, F. Jansen, M. Mech, and B. Stevens https://doi.org/10.1594/WDCC/HALO_measurements_2

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Short summary
Tropical clouds are a key climate component but are still not fully understood. Therefore, we analyze airborne remote sensing measurements that were taken in the dry and wet seasons over the Atlantic east of Barbados. From these we derive sub-kilometer resolution data of vertically integrated atmospheric water vapor and liquid water. Results show that although the humidity is lower in the dry season, clouds are more frequent, contain more water, and produce more rain than in the wet season.
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