A Validation of CloudSat and CALIPSO's Temperature,Humidity, Cloud Detection,and Cloud Base Height over the Arctic Marine Cryosphere |
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| Authors: | Lauren M. Candlish Richard L. Raddatz Geoffrey G. Gunn Matthew G. Asplin David G. Barber |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centre For Earth Observation Science, Fort Gary Campus , University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada lcandlish@gmail.com;3. Centre For Earth Observation Science, Fort Gary Campus , University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada |
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| Abstract: | Abstract This study presents a semi‐analytic non‐iterative solution for the Monin‐Obukhov similarity equations under unstable surface conditions. The solution is represented in terms of the non‐dimensional Monin‐Obukhov stability parameter z/L. This parameter is given as a function of the bulk Richardson number and other surface parameters including the heat and momentum roughness lengths which are generally assumed to be different in this formulation. The proposed formulations give results that are both quantitatively and qualitatively consistent with the fully iterated numerical solution for a wide range of surface parameters. |
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| Keywords: | Arctic clouds CloudSat CALIPSO temperature humidity radiometer |
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