Direct estimation of the global distribution of vertical velocity within cirrus clouds

Abstract Cirrus clouds determine the radiative balance of the upper troposphere and the transport of water vapor across the tropopause. The representation of vertical wind velocity, W, in atmospheric models constitutes the largest source of uncertainty in the calculation of the cirrus formation rate...

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Main Authors: Donifan Barahona, Andrea Molod, Heike Kalesse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07038-6

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