Lidar studies on microphysical influences on the structure and lifetime of tropical cirrus clouds

Abstract

Abstract. An understanding of the role of ice crystals in the cirrus cloud is significant on the the radiative 9 budget of the planet and consequent changes in the temperature. The structure and composition of the cirrus is 10 affected by the microphysical parameters and size and fall speed of ice crystal inside the clouds. In this study, 11the structure and dynamics of tropical cirrus clouds were analysed by the microphysical characterisation using