MODIS observations of enhanced clear sky reflectance near clouds
T Várnai, A Marshak - Geophysical Research Letters, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Several recent studies have found that the brightness of clear sky systematically increases
near clouds. Understanding this increase is important both for a correct interpretation of …
near clouds. Understanding this increase is important both for a correct interpretation of …
Benchmarking of six cloud segmentation algorithms for ground-based all-sky imagers
The detection and segmentation of clouds in images taken by ground based cameras is of
utmost importance for a large number of applications including all-sky imager based …
utmost importance for a large number of applications including all-sky imager based …
Reconciling contrasting relationships between relative dispersion and volume‐mean radius of cloud droplet size distributions
Cloud droplet spectral relative dispersion is critical to parameterizations of cloud radiative
properties, warm‐rain initiation, and aerosol‐cloud interactions in models; however, there is …
properties, warm‐rain initiation, and aerosol‐cloud interactions in models; however, there is …
Observational relationship between entrainment rate and environmental relative humidity and implications for convection parameterization
Entrainment rate is a critical but highly uncertain quantity in convective parameterizations;
especially, the effects of environmental relative humidity on entrainment rate are …
especially, the effects of environmental relative humidity on entrainment rate are …
The thin border between cloud and aerosol: Sensitivity of several ground based observation techniques
Cloud and aerosol are two manifestations of what it is essentially the same physical
phenomenon: a suspension of particles in the air. The differences between the two come …
phenomenon: a suspension of particles in the air. The differences between the two come …
The fine-scale structure of the trade wind cumuli over Barbados–an introduction to the CARRIBA project
H Siebert, M Beals, J Bethke, E Bierwirth… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - acp.copernicus.org
The CARRIBA (Cloud, Aerosol, Radiation and tuRbulence in the trade wInd regime over
BArbados) project, focused on high resolution and collocated measurements of …
BArbados) project, focused on high resolution and collocated measurements of …
Global CALIPSO observations of aerosol changes near clouds
T Varnai, A Marshak - IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Several recent studies have found that clouds are surrounded by a transition zone of rapidly
changing aerosol optical properties and particle size. Characterizing this transition zone is …
changing aerosol optical properties and particle size. Characterizing this transition zone is …
[HTML][HTML] Assessment of cloudless-to-cloud transition zone from downwelling longwave irradiance measurements
The transition zone has been defined as corresponding to atmospheric conditions between
cloud-free (albeit containing a suspension of dry particles, ie aerosol) and clouds (air …
cloud-free (albeit containing a suspension of dry particles, ie aerosol) and clouds (air …
Spectral radiation measurements and analysis in the ARM Program
The spectral signatures of radiation produced by various atmospheric constituents are key to
our understanding of many issues related to climate and weather. Groundbased …
our understanding of many issues related to climate and weather. Groundbased …
High‐resolution photography of clouds from the surface: Retrieval of optical depth of thin clouds down to centimeter scales
SE Schwartz, D Huang… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This paper describes the approach and presents initial results, for a period of several
minutes in north central Oklahoma, of an examination of clouds by high‐resolution digital …
minutes in north central Oklahoma, of an examination of clouds by high‐resolution digital …