High concentrations of ice crystals in upper-tropospheric tropical clouds: is there a link to biomass and fossil fuel combustion?

<p>Eight years of upper-tropospheric (UT) ice crystal measurements with the backscatter cloud probe (BCP), installed on commercial aircraft operated as part of the In-Service Aircraft for a Global Observing System (IAGOS), have been analyzed to assess the frequency and characteristics of extre...

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Main Authors: G. B. Raga, D. Baumgardner, B. Rios, Y. Díaz-Esteban, A. Jaramillo, M. Gallagher, B. Sauvage, P. Wolff, G. Lloyd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2022-02-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/22/2269/2022/acp-22-2269-2022.pdf