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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11557-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11557-2015
Research article
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21 Oct 2015
Research article |  | 21 Oct 2015

The vertical structure of cloud radiative heating over the Indian subcontinent during summer monsoon

E. Johansson, A. Devasthale, T. L'Ecuyer, A. M. L. Ekman, and M. Tjernström

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Both radiative and latent heat components of total diabatic heating influence Indian monsoon dynamics. This study investigates radiative component in detail, focusing on various cloud types that have largest radiative impact during summer monsoon over the Indian subcontinent. The vertical structure of radiative heating and its intra-seasonal variability is investigated with particular emphasis on the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS) region.
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