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Research article
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08 Feb 2022
Research article |
| 08 Feb 2022
| 08 Feb 2022
Estimating cloud condensation nuclei concentrations from CALIPSO lidar measurements
Goutam Choudhury
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Leipzig Institute for Meteorology (LIM), Leipzig University, Stephanstrasse 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
Matthias Tesche
Leipzig Institute for Meteorology (LIM), Leipzig University, Stephanstrasse 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Impact of Adaptively Thinned GOES-16 Cloud Water Path in an Ensemble Data Assimilation System S. Mallick 10.3390/meteorology1040032
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Short summary
Aerosols are tiny particles suspended in the atmosphere. A fraction of these particles can form clouds and are called cloud condensation nuclei (CCN). Measurements of such aerosol particles are necessary to study the aerosol–cloud interactions and reduce the uncertainty in our future climate predictions. We present a novel methodology to estimate global 3D CCN concentrations from the CALIPSO satellite measurements. The final data set will be used to study the aerosol–cloud interactions.
Aerosols are tiny particles suspended in the atmosphere. A fraction of these particles can form...
