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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2020-10-01
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Series: | Weather and Climate Dynamics |
Online Access: | https://wcd.copernicus.org/articles/1/577/2020/wcd-1-577-2020.pdf |