Interdependence of tropical cirrus properties and their variability

The mean properties of tropical cirrus, such as cloud top, cloud base, optic centre, cloud strength/optical depth, asymmetry factor and cloud depolarization, as well as their heterogeneities are examined using lidar observations over 281 nights from a tropical station Gadanki (13.5° N, 7...

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Main Authors: S. V. Sunilkumar, K. Parameswaran, B. V. Thampi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-03-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/26/413/2008/angeo-26-413-2008.pdf