Abstract: The SAGE-I and SAM-II satellite sensors were designed to measure, with global coverage, the 1 ?m extinction produced by the stratospheric aerosol. In the absence of high altitude clouds, similar measurements may be made ...

Abstract: Data from the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II (SAGE II) solar occultation satellite instrument have been used to study the properties of tropical cloud over the altitude range 10.5?18.5 km. By virtue of its ...