TY  - JOUR
AU  - Lloyd, Gary
AU  - Gallagher, Martin
AU  - Choularton, Thomas
AU  - Krämer, Martina
AU  - Petzold, Andreas
AU  - Baumgardner, Darrel
TI  - In Situ Measurements of Cirrus Clouds on a Global Scale
JO  - Atmosphere
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
SN  - 2073-4433
CY  - Basel, Switzerland
PB  - MDPI AG
M1  - FZJ-2021-04222
SP  - 41 -
PY  - 2021
AB  - Observations of high-altitude cirrus clouds are reported from measurements made during the routine monitoring of cloud properties on commercial aircraft as part of the In-Service Aircraft for a Global Observing System. The increasing global scale of the measurements is revealed, with 7 years of in situ data producing a unique and rapidly growing dataset. We find that cloud fractions measured ≥ 10 km at aircraft cruise altitude are representative of seasonal trends associated with the mid-latitude jet stream in the Northern Hemisphere, and the relatively higher cloud fractions are found in tropical regions such as the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone and South East Asia. Both stratospheric and tropospheric data were used to calculate the cloud fractions routinely experienced by commercial aircraft. Further work is needed for a direct comparison with previous studies that limit cloud fraction calculations to tropospheric data only. The characteristics of these clouds are discussed and the potential different formation mechanisms in different regions assessed
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000609739700001
DO  - DOI:10.3390/atmos12010041
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/902388
ER  -