Vertical cloud structure of warm conveyor belts – a comparison and evaluation of ERA5 reanalysis, CloudSat and CALIPSO data

<p>Warm conveyor belts (WCBs) are important cyclone-related airstreams that are responsible for most of the cloud and precipitation formation in the extratropics. They can also substantially influence the dynamics of cyclones and the upper-level flow. So far, most of the knowledge about WCBs i...

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Main Authors: H. Binder, M. Boettcher, H. Joos, M. Sprenger, H. Wernli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-10-01
Series:Weather and Climate Dynamics
Online Access:https://wcd.copernicus.org/articles/1/577/2020/wcd-1-577-2020.pdf