Tropical Overshooting Cloud-Top Height Retrieval from Himawari-8 Imagery Based on Random Forest Model

Tropical overshooting convection has a strong impact on both heat budget and moisture distribution in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere, and it can pose a great risk to aviation safety. Cloud-top height is one of the essential concerns of overshooting convection for both the climate syste...

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Main Authors: Gaoyun Wang, Hongqing Wang, Yizhou Zhuang, Qiong Wu, Siyue Chen, Haokai Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/2/173