Open AccessConvective Transport Explains “Missing” Ice near the Tropical Tropopause
Author(s) -
David Shultz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo158251
Subject(s) - tropopause , climatology , convection , geology , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , meteorology , geography , troposphere
Spaceborne lidar shows that more ice than expected is leaving the tropical tropopause layer in the atmosphere.