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In situ measurements of tropical cloud properties in the West African Monsoon: upper tropospheric ice clouds, Mesoscale Convective System outflow, and subvisual cirrus
W. Frey
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Particle Chemistry Department, Mainz, Germany
S. Borrmann
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Particle Chemistry Department, Mainz, Germany
Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
D. Kunkel
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Particle Chemistry Department, Mainz, Germany
R. Weigel
Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
M. de Reus
Elementar Analysensysteme GmbH, Hanau, Germany
H. Schlager
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
A. Roiger
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
C. Voigt
Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
P. Hoor
Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
J. Curtius
Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Frankfurt University, Frankfurt, Germany
M. Krämer
Forschungszentrum Jülich, IEK-7, Jülich, Germany
C. Schiller
Forschungszentrum Jülich, IEK-7, Jülich, Germany
C. M. Volk
Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, Germany
C. D. Homan
Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, Germany
now at: KNMI, De Bilt, The Netherlands
F. Fierli
Institute of Atmospheric Science and Climate, ISAC-CNR, Rome, Italy
G. Di Donfrancesco
Ente Nazionale per le Nuove tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente, Frascati, Italy
A. Ulanovsky
Central Aerological Observatory, Dolgoprudny, Moskow Region, Russia
F. Ravegnani
Institute of Atmospheric Science and Climate, ISAC-CNR, Rome, Italy
N. M. Sitnikov
Central Aerological Observatory, Dolgoprudny, Moskow Region, Russia
S. Viciani
CNR-INO National Institute of Optics, Florence, Italy
F. D'Amato
CNR-INO National Institute of Optics, Florence, Italy
G. N. Shur
Central Aerological Observatory, Dolgoprudny, Moskow Region, Russia
G. V. Belyaev
MDB-Myasishchev Design Bureau, Zhukovsky-5, Moscow Region, Russia
K. S. Law
UPMC Univ. Paris 06, Université Versailles St-Quentin, CNRS/INSU, LATMOS-IPSL, Paris, France
F. Cairo
Institute of Atmospheric Science and Climate, ISAC-CNR, Rome, Italy
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