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Vertical distribution of clouds over hampton, virginia observed by lidar under the eclips and fire eto programs
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Vaughan, M. A. Winker, D. M. |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Description | Intensive cloud lidar observations have been made by NASA Langley Research Center during the two observation phases of the ECLIPS project. Less intensive but longer term observations have been conducted as part of the FIRE extended time observation (ETO) program since 1987. We present a preliminary analysis of the vertical distribution of clouds based on these observations. A mean cirrus thickness of just under 1 km has been observed with a mean altitude of about 80 percent of the tropopause height. Based on the lidar data, cirrus coverage was estimated to be just under 20 percent, representing roughly 50 percent of all clouds studied. Cirrus was observed to have less seasonal variation than lower clouds. Mid-level clouds are found to occur primarily in association with frontal activity. |
| File Size | 820982 |
| Page Count | 18 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19960027029 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7gr1v10t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1994-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Climatology Cirrus Clouds Backscattering Scattering Cross Sections Vertical Distribution Cloud Height Indicators Satellite Observation Ground Stations Radar Measurement Cloud Cover Radar Attenuation Annual Variations Tropopause Scatter Propagation Optical Radar Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
