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Articles | Volume 26, issue 7
Articles | Volume 26, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-4619-2026
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Articles | Volume 26, issue 7
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08 Apr 2026
Research article |  | 08 Apr 2026

EarthCARE Cloud Profiling Radar observations of the vertical structure of marine stratocumulus clouds

Zhuocan Xu, Pavlos Kollias, Susmitha Sasikumar, Alessandro Battaglia, Bernat Puigdomènech Treserras, and Matthew L. Walker McLinden

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It has been a challenge to observe marine low-level clouds from space. A comparison with CloudSat climatology in this study shows a greatly improved detection of marine stratocumulus clouds and drizzle occurrence by the EarthCARE radar due to the enhanced sensitivity and full suppression of ground clutter above 0.5 km. A more accurate observational constraint on marine low clouds is now available on global scale.
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