Abstract: Air bubbles arising in water under the action of wind-driven sea waves or as a result of the vital activity of pelagic microorganisms and concentrated in the subsurface water layer change the optical properties of seawater. ...

Abstract: The Experimental Cloud Lidar Pilot Study (ECLIPS) was initiated to obtain statistics on cloud-base height, extinction, optical depth, cloud brokenness, and surface fluxes. Two observational phases have taken place, in ...