Articles | Volume 20, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-11799-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-11799-2020
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19 Oct 2020
Research article |  | 19 Oct 2020

Possible mechanisms of summer cirrus clouds over the Tibetan Plateau

Feng Zhang, Qiu-Run Yu, Jia-Li Mao, Chen Dan, Yanyu Wang, Qianshan He, Tiantao Cheng, Chunhong Chen, Dongwei Liu, and Yanping Gao

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In this work, we make the three main contributions. (1) We reveal the remarkable differences in the geographical distributions of cirrus over the Tibetan Plateau regarding the cloud top height. (2) The orography, gravity wave, and deep convection determine the formation of cirrus with a cloud top below 9, at 9–12, and above 12 km, respectively. (3) It is the first time the contributions of the Tibetan Plateau to the presence of cirrus on a regional scale are discussed.
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