Deep Convective Cloud Top Altitudes at High Temporal and Spatial Resolution

Pfister, L.; Ueyama, R.; Jensen, E. J.; Schoeberl, M. R.

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Deep Convective Cloud Top Altitudes at High Temporal and Spatial Resolution

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2022
By Pfister, L. ; Ueyama, R. ; Jensen, E. J. ; ...

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Journal Title:

Earth and Space Science
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Pfister, L. ; Ueyama, R. ; Jensen, E. J. ; Schoeberl, M. R.
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CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences)
Description:

We describe and validate a method of calculating convective cloud top altitudes and potential temperatures up to 50° latitude at high spatial (0.25°) and temporal (3 hr) resolution. The approach uses the statistics of the CloudSat cloud radar deep convective cloud classification product coupled with nighttime CALIOP lidar measurements to effectively “calibrate” the high frequency, high resolution global rainfall and brightness temperature data that is used to derive convective cloud top altitudes. Thus, our product agrees well with the statistics of the CloudSat/CALIOP convective cloud tops, especially in the tropics and over oceanic regions. Agreement is reasonable, but not as good, for land-based convection. The estimated uncertainty in
Keywords:

Environmental Science (miscellaneous) General Earth And Planetary Sciences General Earth And Planetary Sciences General Earth And Planetary Sciences
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Earth and Space Science, 9(11)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1029/2022ea002475
ISSN:

2333-5084 ; 2333-5084
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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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Journal Article
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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