Observed cloud morphology and inferred microphysics over the South Pacific from MISR and MODIS measurements of shortwave reflectivity | Zendy

Roger Davies | Zendy; Jesse Loveridge | Zendy; Neelesh Rampal | Zendy

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Observed cloud morphology and inferred microphysics over the South Pacific from MISR and MODIS measurements of shortwave reflectivity

Author(s) -

Roger Davies,

Jesse Loveridge,

Neelesh Rampal

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

aip conference proceedings

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

eISSN - 1551-7616

pISSN - 0094-243X

DOI - 10.1063/1.4975583

Subject(s) - shortwave , albedo (alchemy) , cloud computing , northern hemisphere , environmental science , cloud albedo , climatology , southern hemisphere , reflectivity , meteorology , remote sensing , atmospheric sciences , cloud cover , geology , geography , radiative transfer , computer science , physics , art , optics , performance art , art history , operating system , quantum mechanics

A rapid study of boundary layer clouds over the Southern Ocean compared to their Northern Hemisphere counterparts reveals statistical differences in the probability of glaciation at the same cloud-top temperature, and in the respective plane parallel albedo biases. The preliminary study indicates that a more comprehensive study of these features is merited, with a view to improving the cloud parameterizations currently used in climate models.

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