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Statistics of Cloud Optical Properties from Airborne Lidar Measurements

Source: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology:;2011:;volume( 028 ):;issue: 007:;page 869

Author(s): Yorks, John E.; Hlavka, Dennis L.; Hart, William D.; McGill, Matthew J.

Publisher: American Meteorological Society

Abstract: ccurate knowledge of cloud optical properties, such as extinction-to-backscatter ratio and depolarization ratio, can have a significant impact on the quality of cloud extinction retrievals from lidar systems because ...

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Source: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology:;2007:;volume( 024 ):;issue: 008:;page 1511

Author(s): Heymsfield, Andrew J.; Schmitt, Carl; Bansemer, Aaron; van Zadelhoff, Gerd-Jan; McGill, Matthew J.; Twohy, Cynthia; Baumgardner, Darrel

Publisher: American Meteorological Society

Effective Radius of Ice Cloud Particle Populations Derived from Aircraft Probes

Source: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology:;2006:;volume( 023 ):;issue: 003:;page 361

Author(s): Heymsfield, Andrew J.; Schmitt, Carl; Bansemer, Aaron; van Zadelhoff, Gerd-Jan; McGill, Matthew J.; Twohy, Cynthia; Baumgardner, Darrel

Publisher: American Meteorological Society

Abstract: The effective radius (re) is a crucial variable in representing the radiative properties of cloud layers in general circulation models. This parameter is proportional to the condensed water content (CWC) divided by the ...

The Airborne Cloud–Aerosol Transport System: Overview and Description of the Instrument and Retrieval Algorithms

Source: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology:;2014:;volume( 031 ):;issue: 011:;page 2482

Author(s): Yorks, John E.; McGill, Matthew J.; Scott, V. Stanley; Wake, Shane W.; Kupchock, Andrew; Hlavka, Dennis L.; Hart, William D.; Selmer, Patrick A.

Publisher: American Meteorological Society

Abstract: he Airborne Cloud?Aerosol Transport System (ACATS) is a Doppler wind lidar system that has recently been developed for atmospheric science capabilities at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). ACATS is also a ...

Fully Automated Detection of Cloud and Aerosol Layers in the CALIPSO Lidar Measurements

Source: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology:;2009:;volume( 026 ):;issue: 010:;page 2034

Author(s): Vaughan, Mark A.; Powell, Kathleen A.; Winker, David M.; Hostetler, Chris A.; Kuehn, Ralph E.; Hunt, William H.; Getzewich, Brian J.; Young, Stuart A.; Liu, Zhaoyan; McGill, Matthew J.

Publisher: American Meteorological Society

Abstract: Accurate knowledge of the vertical and horizontal extent of clouds and aerosols in the earth?s atmosphere is critical in assessing the planet?s radiation budget and for advancing human understanding of climate change issues. ...

A SmallSat Concept to Resolve Diurnal and Vertical Variations of Aerosols, Clouds, and Boundary Layer Height

Source: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society:;2023:;volume( 104 ):;issue: 004

Author(s): Yorks, John E.; Wang, Jun; McGill, Matthew J.; Follette-Cook, Melanie; Nowottnick, Edward P.; Reid, Jeffrey S.; Colarco, Peter R.; Zhang, Jianglong; Kalashnikova, Olga; Yu, Hongbin; Marenco, Franco; Santanello, Joseph A.; Weckwerth, Tammy M.; Li, Zhanqing

Publisher: American Meteorological Society

A SmallSat Concept to Resolve Diurnal and Vertical Variations of Aerosols, Clouds, and Boundary Layer Height

Source: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society:;2023:;volume( 104 ):;issue: 004:;page E815

Author(s): Yorks, John E.; Wang, Jun; McGill, Matthew J.; Follette-Cook, Melanie; Nowottnick, Edward P.; Reid, Jeffrey S.; Colarco, Peter R.; Zhang, Jianglong; Kalashnikova, Olga; Yu, Hongbin; Marenco, Franco; Santanello, Joseph A.; Weckwerth, Tammy M.; Li, Zhanqing

Publisher: American Meteorological Society

The NASA Airborne Tropical Tropopause Experiment: High-Altitude Aircraft Measurements in the Tropical Western Pacific

Source: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society:;2015:;volume( 098 ):;issue: 001:;page 129

Author(s): Jensen, Eric J.; Pfister, Leonhard; Jordan, David E.; Bui, Thaopaul V.; Ueyama, Rei; Singh, Hanwant B.; Thornberry, Troy D.; Rollins, Andrew W.; Gao, Ru-Shan; Fahey, David W.; Rosenlof, Karen H.; Elkins, James W.; Diskin, Glenn S.; DiGangi, Joshua P.; Lawson, R. Paul; Woods, Sarah; Atlas, Elliot L.; Navarro Rodriguez, Maria A.; Wofsy, Steven C.; Pittman, Jasna; Bardeen, Charles G.; Toon, Owen B.; Kindel, Bruce C.; Newman, Paul A.; McGill, Matthew J.; Hlavka, Dennis L.; Lait, Leslie R.; Schoeberl, Mark R.; Bergman, John W.; Selkirk, Henry B.; Alexander, M. Joan; Kim, Ji-Eun; Lim, Boon H.; Stutz, Jochen; Pfeilsticker, Klaus

Publisher: American Meteorological Society

Abstract: he February?March 2014 deployment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Airborne Tropical Tropopause Experiment (ATTREX) provided unique in situ measurements in the western Pacific tropical tropopause ...