CloudSat & CALIPSO

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Observation-Based Radiative Kernels From CloudSat/CALIPSO

This study introduces the first observation-based climate radiative kernels derived directly from vertical active sensor tracks (CloudSat/CALIPSO), bypassing traditional GCM …

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The role of cloud phase in Earth's radiation budget

Utilizing 5 years of spaceborne active sensor data from CloudSat and CALIPSO, this study quantifies the individual global radiative contributions of liquid, ice, and mixed-phase …

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Alex Matus
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The Role of Clouds in Modulating Global Aerosol Direct Radiative Effects in Spaceborne Active Observations and the Community Earth System Model

By combining active A-Train spaceborne observations (CloudSat/CALIPSO) with CESM1 model simulations, this study quantifies how cloud overlapping structures mask, alter, and …

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Alex Matus