Articles | Volume 24, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-5971-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-5971-2024
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24 May 2024
Research article |  | 24 May 2024

The effects of warm-air intrusions in the high Arctic on cirrus clouds

Georgios Dekoutsidis, Martin Wirth, and Silke Groß

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HALO database Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. https://doi.org/10.17616/R39Q0T

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For decades the earth's temperature has been rising. The Arctic regions are warming faster. Cirrus clouds can contribute to this phenomenon. During warm-air intrusions, air masses are transported into the Arctic from the mid-latitudes. The HALO-(AC)3 campaign took place to measure cirrus during intrusion events and under normal conditions. We study the two cloud types based on these measurements and find differences in their geometry, relative humidity distribution and vertical structure.
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