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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-15011-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-15011-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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06 Dec 2023
Research article |
| 06 Dec 2023
| 06 Dec 2023
Characterizing the near-global cloud vertical structures over land using high-resolution radiosonde measurements
Hui Xu
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
Bing Tong
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
Jinqiang Zhang
Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
Tianmeng Chen
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
Xiaoran Guo
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
Jian Zhang
Hubei Subsurface Multi-Scale Imaging Key Laboratory, Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
Wenqing Chen
Business Science and Technology Division, National Meteorological Information Centre, Beijing, 100081, China
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Short summary
The radiative effect of cloud remains one of the largest uncertain factors in climate change, largely due to the lack of cloud vertical structure (CVS) observations. The study presents the first near-global CVS climatology using high-vertical-resolution soundings. Single-layer cloud mainly occurs over arid regions. As the number of cloud layers increases, clouds tend to have lower bases and thinner layer thicknesses. The occurrence frequency of cloud exhibits a pronounced seasonal diurnal cycle.
The radiative effect of cloud remains one of the largest uncertain factors in climate change,...
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