This paper describes the latest version of the algorithm MAIAC used for processing the
MODIS Collection 6 data record. Since initial publication in 2011–2012, MAIAC has …

This manuscript compiles both theoretical and experimental information on contact freezing
with the aim to better understand this potentially important but still not well quantified …

Cirrus clouds are ubiquitous, long-lived, high-level ice clouds that exert a considerable
global radiative effect on the climate system. This review assesses recent observational and …

The Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) forms the main infrared sounding
component of the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites's …

Clouds exhibit a wide range of vertical morphologies that are regulated by distinct
atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics and are related to a diversity of microphysical …

Clouds constitute a key component of weather and climate systems, whereas the uniform
retrieval of cloud properties, such as cloud top height (CTH) and cloud optical thickness …

The version 6 cloud products of the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) and Advanced
Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) instrument suite are described. The cloud top …

Spaceborne remote sensing provides valuable information about the state of the Earth‐
atmosphere system and its components in an area‐wide and continuous manner. Over the …

The radiative forcing from aviation‐induced cirrus is derived from observations and models.
The annual mean diurnal cycle of airtraffic in the North Atlantic region exhibits two peaks in …

The vertical distribution and seasonal variation of water vapour volume mixing ratio (H 2 O
VMR), of relative humidity with respect to ice (RH ice) and particularly of regions with ice …