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Research article
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19 Jun 2019
Research article |
| 19 Jun 2019
| 19 Jun 2019
Investigating the liquid water path over the tropical Atlantic with synergistic airborne measurements
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50923 Cologne, Germany
Felix Ament
Meteorological Institute, Universität Hamburg, Bundesstrasse 55, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
Manuel Gutleben
German Aerospace Center, Münchener Str. 20, 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen-Wessling, Germany
Heike Konow
Meteorological Institute, Universität Hamburg, Bundesstrasse 55, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
Mario Mech
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50923 Cologne, Germany
Martin Wirth
German Aerospace Center, Münchener Str. 20, 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen-Wessling, Germany
Susanne Crewell
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50923 Cologne, Germany
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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.
Tropical clouds are a key climate component but are still not fully understood. Therefore, we...
