EarthCARE Observations of Vertical Motion and Cloud Microphysical Structure in Tropical Cyclones

Huang, Jin-De; Roh, Woosub; Miyakawa, Tomoki; Satoh, Masaki

doi:10.5194/acp-26-15633-2026

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EarthCARE Observations of Vertical Motion and Cloud Microphysical Structure in Tropical Cyclones

Jin-De Huang, Woosub Roh, Tomoki Miyakawa, and Masaki Satoh

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