Articles | Volume 18, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-10715-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-10715-2018
Research article
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26 Jul 2018
Research article |  | 26 Jul 2018

Ice cloud microphysical trends observed by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder

Brian H. Kahn, Hanii Takahashi, Graeme L. Stephens, Qing Yue, Julien Delanoë, Gerald Manipon, Evan M. Manning, and Andrew J. Heymsfield

Data sets

AIRS-AMSU variables-CloudSat cloud mask, radar reflectivities, and cloud classification matchups V3.2 E. Fetzer, B. Wilson, and G. Manipon https://doi.org/10.5067/MEASURES/WVCC/DATA201

AIRS/Aqua L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V006 J. Teixeira https://doi.org/10.5067/AQUA/AIRS/DATA201

Remote Sensing Systems AQUA AMSR-E Daily Environmental Suite on 0.25 deg grid F. J., T. Wentz, T. Meissner, C. Gentemann, and M. Brewer http://remss.com/missions/amsr

Remote Sensing Systems GCOM-W1 AMSR2 Daily Environmental Suite on 0.25 deg grid F. J. Wentz, T. Meissner, C. Gentemann, K. A. Hilburn, and J. Scott http://remss.com/missions/amsr

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The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) satellite instrument shows statistically significant global trends in ice cloud properties between September 2002 and August 2016. The trends are not explained by known AIRS instrument limitations. Significant differences in the ice cloud particle size is found between convective clouds and thin ice clouds in the tropics. These results will be a useful benchmark for other studies of global ice cloud properties.
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