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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-8321-2022
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Research article
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28 Jun 2022
Research article |
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| 28 Jun 2022
Temporal and vertical distributions of the occurrence of cirrus clouds over a coastal station in the Indian monsoon region
Saleem Ali
Atmospheric Observations and Modelling Laboratory, Research
Institute/Department of Physics, SRM Institute of Science and Technology,
Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India
Sanjay Kumar Mehta
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Atmospheric Observations and Modelling Laboratory, Research
Institute/Department of Physics, SRM Institute of Science and Technology,
Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India
Aravindhavel Ananthavel
Atmospheric Observations and Modelling Laboratory, Research
Institute/Department of Physics, SRM Institute of Science and Technology,
Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India
Tondapu Venkata Ramesh Reddy
Atmospheric Observations and Modelling Laboratory, Research
Institute/Department of Physics, SRM Institute of Science and Technology,
Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur, Kanpur, India
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- Characteristics of elevated aerosol layer over the Indian east coast, Kattankulathur (12.82oN, 80.04°E): A northeast monsoon region S. Mehta et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163917
- Physical and optical properties of cirrus and subvisible cirrus clouds over Arabian sea and Bay of Bengal region C. Sivan et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2024.106303
- Tropical Tropopause Layer Cloud Properties from Spaceborne Active Observations S. Lei et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15051223
- Characteristics of uniformly distributed cirrus clouds over the Arabian Sea R. Shah et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/2150704X.2025.2578818
- Study on the Seasonal and Spatial Variations of Cirrus Parameters, Radiative Characteristics and Precipitation over the Indian Subcontinent J. Priya et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-024-01926-x
- Seasonal distribution of cirrus cloud characteristics and their rapid descent from polarization lidar measurements at the west coast of India M. Aswini et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-023-04518-w
- Observation of Multilayer Clouds and Their Climate Effects: A Review J. Xue et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16060692
- Deep Convective Activity in Tropical Cyclones and its Impact on Cirrus Clouds: Using Lightning as a Proxy J. Saha et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-025-03908-7
- Marine Cirrus Properties from Satellite Remote Sensing over the South China Sea: Spatiotemporal Variations and a Case Study H. Weng et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00376-025-4305-0
- Regional transport of aerosols from northern India and its impact on boundary layer height and air quality over Chennai, a coastal megacity in southern India S. Ali et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-8769-2025
- Cirrus cloud occurrence and its geometrical and optical properties during the transient monsoon conditions S. Mehta & S. Ali https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176629
- Long-Term Impacts of Aerosols on the Cloud, Temperature, and Rainfall Over the North–East Monsoon Region S. Mehta & A. Ananthavel https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-025-03657-7
- Demonstrating Aeolus capability to observe wind-cloud interactions Z. Titus et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-443-2026
- Characteristics of the Tropical Tropopause over Chennai (13.0° N, 80.06° E) in the Northeast Monsoon Region P. Pooja et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-024-03519-8
- Seasonal variability of low, mid, and high level cloud properties over southern Western Ghats, India: a lidar ceilometer analysis M. Pramitha et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2025.2593713
- Seasonal variation and vertical characteristic of cirrus clouds at a midlatitude monsoon site from Ka-band cloud radar observation J. Fang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2025.108118
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Short summary
Multiple cirrus clouds frequently occur over regions of deep convection in the tropics. Tropical convection has a strong diurnal pattern, with peaks in the afternoon to early evening, over the continents. Continuous micropulse lidar observations over a coastal station in the Indian monsoon region enable us, for the first time, to demonstrate a robust diurnal pattern of single and multiple cirrus occurrences, with peaks during the late afternoon and early morning hours, respectively.
Multiple cirrus clouds frequently occur over regions of deep convection in the tropics. Tropical...
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