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Cloud Base Estimation

Cloud Base Estimation is a thermodynamic method used to determine the altitude at which an ascending air parcel reaches saturation and initiates cloud formation, distinguished from other atmospheric analyses by its specific focus on identifying the lowest level of visible cloud development in convective or lifting processes.

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Authors

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Determination of Cloud Vertical Structure from Upper-Air Observations

Junhong Wang, William B. Rossow · Journal of Applied Meteorology · 1995 · 226 citations

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Detection of Cloud-Base Height Using Jenoptik CHM15K and Vaisala CL31 Ceilometers

Giovanni Martucci, Conor Milroy, Colin O’Dowd · Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology · 2009 · 189 citations

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Satellite retrieval of cloud condensation nuclei concentrations by using clouds as CCN chambers

Daniel Rosenfeld, Youtong Zheng, Eyal Hashimshoni et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2016 · 180 citations · Full text

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Comparison between Observed Convective Cloud-Base Heights and Lifting Condensation Level for Two Different Lifted Parcels

Jeffrey P. Craven, Ryan E. Jewell, Harold E. Brooks · Weather and Forecasting · 2002 · 166 citations · Full text

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The Global Character of the Flux of Downward Longwave Radiation

Graeme L. Stephens, Martin Wild, Paul W. Stackhouse et al. · Journal of Climate · 2011 · 140 citations

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Authors

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  1. ZL
    Zhanqing Li

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    4 publications · 339 citations

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  2. SD
    Steven D. Miller

    Colorado State University, United States

    3 publications · 152 citations

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  3. SS
    Som Sharma

    Physical Research Laboratory, India

    3 publications · 100 citations

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  4. JK
    Jan Kleissl

    University of California San Diego, United States

    3 publications · 137 citations

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  5. DR
    Daniel Rosenfeld

    Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

    3 publications · 317 citations

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Institutions

138

  1. China Meteorological Administration

    Beijing, China

    7 h-index

    26 publications

    1K citations

  2. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    729 citations

  3. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

    Nanjing, China

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    338 citations

  4. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    Washington, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    621 citations

  5. Beijing Normal University

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    676 citations

  7. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    385 citations

  8. Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center

    College Park, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    622 citations

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Venues

  1. Geophysical Research Letters

    7 publications · 381 citations

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  2. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

    7 publications · 529 citations

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  3. Journal of Applied Meteorology

    5 publications · 580 citations

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  4. Atmospheric measurement techniques

    5 publications · 166 citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 5 publications · 181 citations

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