HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observations (HIPPO): fine-grained, global-scale measurements of climatically important atmospheric gases and aerosols

SC Wofsy - … Transactions of the Royal Society A …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observations (HIPPO) programme has completed three of five
planned aircraft transects spanning the Pacific from 85° N to 67° S, with vertical profiles …

Years of the maritime continent

K Yoneyama, C Zhang - Geophysical Research Letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Years of the Maritime Continent (YMC) is a multiyear international program with
participants from over 15 countries. Its overarching goal is to expedite the progress toward …

Tropical tropopause dynamics (TTD) campaigns over Indian region: An overview

MV Ratnam, SV Sunilkumar, K Parameswaran… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2014 - Elsevier
It is widely accepted that the tropical tropopause is closely linked to climate change. Several
campaigns have already been conducted and also are being planned to address various …

Convective impact on the global lower stratospheric water vapor budget

R Ueyama, M Schoeberl, E Jensen… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Water vapor in the stratosphere is primarily controlled by temperatures in the tropical upper
troposphere and lower stratosphere. However, the direct impact of deep convection on the …

Relationship of cloud top to the tropopause and jet structure from CALIPSO data

LL Pan, LA Munchak - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Cloud top and tropopause relationships are examined using cloud top observations from the
Cloud‐Aerosol Lidar Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) cloud data and …

Ubiquitous influence of waves on tropical high cirrus clouds

JE Kim, MJ Alexander, TP Bui… - Geophysical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Cirrus clouds in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL) and water vapor transported into the
stratosphere have significant impacts on the global radiation budget and circulation patterns …

First super‐pressure balloon‐borne fine‐vertical‐scale profiles in the upper TTL: Impacts of atmospheric waves on cirrus clouds and the QBO

M Bramberger, MJ Alexander, S Davis… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric waves in the tropical tropopause layer are recognized as a significant influence
on processes that impact global climate. For example, waves drive the quasi‐biennial …

Tropical tropopause ice clouds: a dynamic approach to the mystery of low crystal numbers

P Spichtinger, M Krämer - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2013 - acp.copernicus.org
The occurrence of high, persistent ice supersaturation inside and outside cold cirrus in the
tropical tropopause layer (TTL) remains an enigma that is intensely debated as the" ice …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of gravity wave temperature anomalies and their vertical gradients on cirrus clouds in the tropical tropopause layer–a satellite-based view

KW Chang, T L'Ecuyer - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Negative temperature perturbations (T′) from gravity waves are known to be favorable to
tropical tropopause layer (TTL) clouds, and recent studies have further suggested a possible …

Properties of Cirrus Cloud Observed over Koror, Palau (7.3° N, 134.5° E), in Tropical Western Pacific Region

X Sun, C Ritter, K Müller, M Palm, D Ji, W Ruhe… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study presented an analysis of the geometric and optical properties of cirrus clouds with
data produced by Compact Cloud-Aerosol Lidar (ComCAL) over Koror, Palau (7.3° N …