Small, highly reflective ice crystals in low-latitude cirrus

Citeable URL: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/6t053h59v

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Creator	Garrett, T. J. Gerber, H. Baumgardner, D. G. Twohy, Cynthia Weinstock, E. M.
Abstract	At low latitudes, cirrus are ubiquitous and can be in excess of 100°C colder than the surface, limiting the amount of sunlight absorbed by the earth’s atmosphere and surface, and reducing its loss of heat. Here we present aircraft measurements within cirrus over southern Florida indicating that ice crystals have smaller sizes and are more reflective than is assumed in most current climate models. If the measurements are generally representative of low-latitude cirrus, they point to a first-order correction to representations of how these clouds affect the earth’s climate.
Resource Type	Article
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1029/2003GL018153
Date Available	2010-04-19T13:27:36+00:00
Date Issued	2003
Citation	Garrett, T. J., Gerber, H., Baumgardner, D. G., Twohy, C. H. and Weinstock, E. M., 2003, Small, highly reflective ice crystals in low-latitude cirrus: Geophys. Res. Lett., v. 30 (21), 2132.
Journal Title	Journal of Geophysical Research
Journal Volume	21
Journal Issue/Number	21
Urheberrechts-Erklärung	Copyright Not Evaluated
Publisher	American Geophysical Union
Language	English [eng]
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/15500