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@ARTICLE{BartolomeGarcia:892450,
author = {Bartolome Garcia, Irene and Spang, Reinhold and Ungermann,
Jörn and Griessbach, Sabine and Krämer, Martina and
Höpfner, Michael and Riese, Martin},
title = {{O}bservation of cirrus clouds with {GLORIA} during the
{WISE} campaign: detection methods and cirrus
characterization},
journal = {Atmospheric measurement techniques},
volume = {14},
number = {4},
issn = {1867-8548},
address = {Katlenburg-Lindau},
publisher = {Copernicus},
reportid = {FZJ-2021-02088},
pages = {3153 - 3168},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Cirrus clouds contribute to the general radiation budget of
the Earth and play an important role in climate projections.
Of special interest are optically thin cirrus clouds close
to the tropopause due to the fact that their impact is not
yet well understood. Measuring these clouds is challenging
as both high spatial resolution as well as a very high
detection sensitivity are needed. These criteria are
fulfilled by the infrared limb sounder GLORIA (Gimballed
Limb Observer for Radiance Imaging of the Atmosphere). This
study presents a characterization of observed cirrus clouds
using the data obtained by GLORIA aboard the German research
aircraft HALO during the WISE (Wave-driven ISentropic
Exchange) campaign in September and October 2017. We
developed an optimized cloud detection method based on the
cloud index and the extinction coefficient retrieved at the
microwindow 832.4–834.4 cm−1. We derived
macro-physical characteristics of the detected cirrus clouds
such as cloud top height, cloud bottom height, vertical
extent and cloud top position with respect to the
tropopause. The fraction of cirrus clouds detected above the
tropopause is on the order of $13 \%$ to $27 \%.$ In
general, good agreement with the clouds predicted by the
ERA5 reanalysis dataset is obtained. However, cloud
occurrence is $≈ 50 \%$ higher in the observations for
the region close to and above the tropopause. Cloud bottom
heights are also detected above the tropopause. However,
considering the uncertainties, we cannot confirm the
formation of unattached cirrus layers above the tropopause.},
cin = {IEK-7},
ddc = {550},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-7-20101013},
pnm = {211 - Die Atmosphäre im globalen Wandel (POF4-211) / 2A3 -
Remote Sensing (CARF - CCA) (POF4-2A3) / DFG project
316588738 - Zirrus Wolken in der extratropsichen
Tropopausen- und unteren Stratosphären-Region},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-211 / G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2A3 /
G:(GEPRIS)316588738},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000646583600001},
doi = {10.5194/amt-14-3153-2021},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/892450},
}