A first global height-resolved cloud condensation nuclei data set derived from spaceborne lidar measurements

Choudhury, Goutam; Tesche, Matthias

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-3747-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-3747-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-3747-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 8

Data description paper

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22 Aug 2023

Data description paper |

| 22 Aug 2023

A first global height-resolved cloud condensation nuclei data set derived from spaceborne lidar measurements

Goutam Choudhury and Matthias Tesche

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-3747-2023-supplement

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Global multiyear 3D dataset of cloud condensation nuclei derived from spaceborne lidar measurements. Goutam Choudhury and Matthias Tesche https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.956215

CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Aerosol Profile NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC https://doi.org/10.5067/CALIOP/CALIPSO/LID_L2_05KMAPRO-STANDARD-V4-20

Data for the 'Evaluation of global simulations of aerosol particle and cloud condensation nuclei number, with implications for cloud droplet formation' (Version v1) Georgios Fanourgakis, Maria Kanakidou, Athanasios Nenes, et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3265866

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Aerosols in the atmosphere that can form liquid cloud droplets are called cloud condensation nuclei (CCN). Accurate measurements of CCN, especially CCN of anthropogenic origin, are necessary to quantify the effect of anthropogenic aerosols on the present-day as well as future climate. In this paper, we describe a novel global 3D CCN data set calculated from satellite measurements. We also discuss the potential applications of the data in the context of aerosol–cloud interactions.