A Decadal Global Climatology of Ice Cloud Fraction with Their Microphysical and Optical Properties Inferred from the CALIPSO and Reanalysis Data
In the present study, the spatiotemporal and vertical distributions of ice cloud properties and their association with meteorological variables are analyzed for the period 2007–2016 using the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) and Modern Era Retrospective-Ana...
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| author | Honglin Pan Minzhong Wang Kanike Raghavendra Kumar Jiantao Zhang Lu Meng |
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| description | In the present study, the spatiotemporal and vertical distributions of ice cloud properties and their association with meteorological variables are analyzed for the period 2007–2016 using the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) and Modern Era Retrospective-Analysis for Research (MERRA-2) reanalysis observations. The distribution of ice cloud fraction (ICF) with its peak does not overlap with that of the ice water content (IWC) peak during daytime and nighttime due to the sampling bias. Moreover, the vertical distributions of mean IWC exhibited a vaguely “sharp thorn” at an altitude of ~4 km in all seasons at the location of about ±40°, which can be caused by the artifacts. Furthermore, it is noted that different ice cloud optical depth (ICOD) presents significant changes observed in their diurnal variations in the heights of peaks. The maximum diurnal difference of ice cloud properties occurs in the tropical regions of the North Hemisphere (NH) during summer. We also investigated the relation between ICOD and the meteorological variables and found that the ICOD values are dependent on the meteorological parameters. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dafdeb7b7c6447f5926ba4d00a0cf2db2023-11-20T21:31:43ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922020-11-011222379510.3390/rs12223795A Decadal Global Climatology of Ice Cloud Fraction with Their Microphysical and Optical Properties Inferred from the CALIPSO and Reanalysis DataHonglin Pan0Minzhong Wang1Kanike Raghavendra Kumar2Jiantao Zhang3Lu Meng4Taklimakan Desert Meteorology Field Experiment Station of CMA, Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration (CMA), Urumqi 830002, ChinaTaklimakan Desert Meteorology Field Experiment Station of CMA, Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration (CMA), Urumqi 830002, ChinaDepartment of Physics, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation (KLEF), Vaddeswaram, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh 522502, IndiaTaklimakan Desert Meteorology Field Experiment Station of CMA, Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration (CMA), Urumqi 830002, ChinaTaklimakan Desert Meteorology Field Experiment Station of CMA, Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration (CMA), Urumqi 830002, ChinaIn the present study, the spatiotemporal and vertical distributions of ice cloud properties and their association with meteorological variables are analyzed for the period 2007–2016 using the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) and Modern Era Retrospective-Analysis for Research (MERRA-2) reanalysis observations. The distribution of ice cloud fraction (ICF) with its peak does not overlap with that of the ice water content (IWC) peak during daytime and nighttime due to the sampling bias. Moreover, the vertical distributions of mean IWC exhibited a vaguely “sharp thorn” at an altitude of ~4 km in all seasons at the location of about ±40°, which can be caused by the artifacts. Furthermore, it is noted that different ice cloud optical depth (ICOD) presents significant changes observed in their diurnal variations in the heights of peaks. The maximum diurnal difference of ice cloud properties occurs in the tropical regions of the North Hemisphere (NH) during summer. We also investigated the relation between ICOD and the meteorological variables and found that the ICOD values are dependent on the meteorological parameters.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/22/3795ice cloud propertiesspatial and vertical distributionsdiurnal changesCALIPSO |
| spellingShingle | Honglin Pan Minzhong Wang Kanike Raghavendra Kumar Jiantao Zhang Lu Meng A Decadal Global Climatology of Ice Cloud Fraction with Their Microphysical and Optical Properties Inferred from the CALIPSO and Reanalysis Data Remote Sensing ice cloud properties spatial and vertical distributions diurnal changes CALIPSO |
| title | A Decadal Global Climatology of Ice Cloud Fraction with Their Microphysical and Optical Properties Inferred from the CALIPSO and Reanalysis Data |
| title_full | A Decadal Global Climatology of Ice Cloud Fraction with Their Microphysical and Optical Properties Inferred from the CALIPSO and Reanalysis Data |
| title_fullStr | A Decadal Global Climatology of Ice Cloud Fraction with Their Microphysical and Optical Properties Inferred from the CALIPSO and Reanalysis Data |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Decadal Global Climatology of Ice Cloud Fraction with Their Microphysical and Optical Properties Inferred from the CALIPSO and Reanalysis Data |
| title_short | A Decadal Global Climatology of Ice Cloud Fraction with Their Microphysical and Optical Properties Inferred from the CALIPSO and Reanalysis Data |
| title_sort | decadal global climatology of ice cloud fraction with their microphysical and optical properties inferred from the calipso and reanalysis data |
| topic | ice cloud properties spatial and vertical distributions diurnal changes CALIPSO |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/22/3795 |
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