Abstract. Satellite-based cloud base and top height (CBH CTH) geometrical thickness (CGT) are validated against ground-based lidar measurements provide new scientific insights. The satellite done by the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO). retrieval methodology is built on 333 m resolution low-level water data obtained from Vertical Feature Mask product of CA...

Abstract. The tropical tropopause layer (TTL) is the transition between troposphere and stratosphere. Tropical cyclones may impact TTL by perturbing vertical distributions of cloud, temperature, water vapor. This study combines several A-Train instruments, including radar from CloudSat, lidar Cloud-Aerosol Lidar Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) satellite, Atmospheric Sounder ...

Cloud-top heights (CTH), as one of the representative variables reflecting cloud macro-physical properties, affect Earth–atmosphere system through radiation budget, water cycle, and atmospheric circulation. This study compares CTH from passive- active-spaceborne sensors with ground-based Ka-band zenith radar (KAZR) observations at Semi-Arid Climate Environment Observatory Lanzhou University (SA...