This paper presented a new height-resolved view of global dust transport based on 2007-2010 Atrain observations. First, a new dust identification methodology was developed to improve optically thin dust layer detection. Second a new dust partition methodology was developed and applied to CALIPSO lidar measurements to derive dust partitions in external mixed aerosols. These new approaches allow ...

Atmospheric aerosols have important impacts on global radiative forcing, air pollution, and human health. This study investigated the optical physical properties of aerosol layers over Australia from 2007 to 2019 using Cloud-Aerosol Lidar Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Level 2 products. was divided into three sub-regions (western highlands, central plains, eastern ranges)....

The decades-long Clouds and Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) Project includes both cloud radiation measurements from instruments on the Aqua, Terra, Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) satellites. To build a reliable long-term climate data record, it is important to determine accuracies of parameters retrieved sensors each satellite. Cloud amount, phase, top height derived rad...

Abstract. Aerosols significantly affect the Earth–atmosphere energy balance and climate change by acting as cloud condensation nuclei. Specifically, susceptibility of precipitation to aerosols is stronger when are faint but tends be saturated in polluted conditions. However, previous methodologies generally miss these based on instantaneous observations because they too optically thin detected ...