Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Cirrus Clouds over the Tibetan Plateau Based on CALIPSO and AIRS Observations

The spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of high clouds over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) were studied using the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) and the GCM-Oriented CALIPSO Cloud Product (CALIPSO-GOCCP) monthly mean cloud products from 2007 to 2017. The high clouds over the TP are domi...

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Main Authors: Hailei Liu, Yuan Chen, Shenglan Zhang, Jilie Ding, Xiaobo Deng, Xingzhong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Advances in Meteorology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6989648