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Articles | Volume 26, issue 16
Articles | Volume 26, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-11605-2026
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Articles | Volume 26, issue 16
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18 Aug 2026
Research article |  | 18 Aug 2026

Characteristics of tropical clouds with strong updrafts revealed by Doppler-velocity measurements from EarthCARE/CPR

Haruka Hotta, Kentaroh Suzuki, Maki Kikuchi, Shunsuke Aoki, and Takuji Kubota

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Cloud updrafts play a key role in the climate system, but global assessments remain indirect. Doppler velocities from EarthCARE (Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) Cloud Profiling Radar revealed that strong updrafts in tropical convections were most likely when radar echoes reached close to the cloud top, even in moderately tall storms, and they were more frequent over land in the early afternoon. These results provide new benchmarks to improve how numerical models represent convection and cloud microphysics.
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