Bounding global aerosol radiative forcing of climate change
Aerosols interact with radiation and clouds. Substantial progress made over the past 40
years in observing, understanding, and modeling these processes helped quantify the …
years in observing, understanding, and modeling these processes helped quantify the …
A review of ice particle shapes in cirrus formed in situ and in anvils
Results from 22 airborne field campaigns, including more than 10 million high‐resolution
particle images collected in cirrus formed in situ and in convective anvils, are interpreted in …
particle images collected in cirrus formed in situ and in convective anvils, are interpreted in …
[HTML][HTML] Overview of ice nucleating particles
Ice particle formation in tropospheric clouds significantly changes cloud radiative and
microphysical properties. Ice nucleation in the troposphere via homogeneous freezing …
microphysical properties. Ice nucleation in the troposphere via homogeneous freezing …
A microphysics guide to cirrus–Part 2: Climatologies of clouds and humidity from observations
M Krämer, C Rolf, N Spelten, A Afchine… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
This study presents airborne in situ and satellite remote sensing climatologies of cirrus
clouds and humidity. The climatologies serve as a guide to the properties of cirrus clouds …
clouds and humidity. The climatologies serve as a guide to the properties of cirrus clouds …
[HTML][HTML] Cirrus clouds
AJ Heymsfield, M Krämer, A Luebke… - Meteorological …, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
The goal of this chapter is to synthesize information about what is now known about one of
the three main types of clouds, cirrus, and to identify areas where more knowledge is …
the three main types of clouds, cirrus, and to identify areas where more knowledge is …
[HTML][HTML] Cloud ice properties: In situ measurement challenges
Understanding the formation and evolution of ice in clouds requires detailed information on
the size, shape, mass, and optical properties of individual cloud hydrometeors and their bulk …
the size, shape, mass, and optical properties of individual cloud hydrometeors and their bulk …
Aerosol effects on climate via mixed-phase and ice clouds
T Storelvmo - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Clouds in Earth's atmosphere can be composed of liquid droplets, ice crystals, or a
combination of the two. Clouds' thermodynamic phase is largely controlled by temperature …
combination of the two. Clouds' thermodynamic phase is largely controlled by temperature …
Ice nucleation by aerosols from anthropogenic pollution
The formation of ice particles in the atmosphere strongly affects cloud properties and the
climate. While mineral dust is known to be an effective ice nucleating particle, the role of …
climate. While mineral dust is known to be an effective ice nucleating particle, the role of …
[HTML][HTML] Opinion: Tropical cirrus–from micro-scale processes to climate-scale impacts
Tropical cirrus clouds, ie, any type of ice cloud with tops above 400 hPa, play a critical role in
the climate system and are a major source of uncertainty in our understanding of global …
the climate system and are a major source of uncertainty in our understanding of global …
[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of supersaturation in midlatitude cirrus clouds and their adjacent cloud-free air
G Dekoutsidis, S Groß, M Wirth… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
Water vapor measurements of midlatitude cirrus clouds, obtained by the WAter vapour Lidar
Experiment in Space (WALES) lidar system during the Mid-Latitude Cirrus (ML-CIRRUS) …
Experiment in Space (WALES) lidar system during the Mid-Latitude Cirrus (ML-CIRRUS) …