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A global gridded dataset for cloud vertical structure from combined CloudSat and CALIPSO observations
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ATOC), University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Jennifer E. Kay
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ATOC), University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
John Haynes
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Gijs de Boer
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Physical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
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The vertical structure of clouds has a major impact on global energy flows, air circulation, and the hydrologic cycle. Two satellite instruments, CloudSat radar and CALIPSO lidar, have taken complementary measurements of cloud vertical structure for over a decade. Here, we present the 3S-GEOPROF-COMB product, a globally gridded satellite data product combining CloudSat and CALIPSO observations of cloud vertical structure.
The vertical structure of clouds has a major impact on global energy flows, air circulation, and...
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