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Articles | Volume 26, issue 19
Articles | Volume 26, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-14303-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-14303-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 26, issue 19
Research article
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12 Oct 2026
Research article |  | 12 Oct 2026

Cloud vertical structure across China from a national Ka-band cloud radar network: thermodynamic, dynamical, and land-surface controls

Hui Xu, Jianping Guo, Jianbo Deng, Rongfang Yang, Deli Meng, Zhen Zhang, Ning Li, Yuping Sun, Shuairu Jiang, Tianmeng Chen, Juan Chen, Liping Zeng, Yongshui Zhou, and Bing Tong

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Using a new national network of 80 cloud radars, we mapped how clouds are layered and how high they reach across China. Clouds vary strongly by region, season, and time of day, with deeper clouds in humid conditions and shallower clouds under stable or strong shear conditions. Afternoon single‑layer low CBH is significantly higher than all‑hour, especially over evergreen broadleaf. These findings help improve weather and climate predictions.
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