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To analyze cloud extinction profiles and droplet number concentrations in warm clouds using airborne lidar and polarimeter measurements.

April 16, 2026

Vertical Profiles of Cloud Extinction and Cloud Top Droplet Number Concentration in Warm Clouds Derived from Airborne Lidar and Polarimeter Measurements

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To analyze cloud extinction profiles and droplet number concentrations in warm clouds using airborne lidar and polarimeter measurements.
Conducted a multiyear field campaign over the North Atlantic Ocean from 2020 to 2022.
Utilized HSRL-2 lidar and scanning polarimeter on two coordinated aircraft to gather data above, within, and below marine clouds.
Combined remote sensing data with in situ measurements to derive cloud top droplet number density.
Provided detailed profiles of cloud top extinction and lidar ratios within 2.5 optical depths.
Derived droplet number density, Nd, from remote sensing and compared with in situ measurements.

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Field campaign examines cloud properties in warm clouds, highlighting the interactions between aerosols and cloud droplets.

Hair et al. (2026) studied this question.

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