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Article Dans Une Revue Atmospheric Science Letters Année : 2016

Remote sensing ice supersaturation inside and near cirrusclouds: a case study in the subtropics

Vincent Noël
Marjolaine Chiriaco
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Sophie Bastin
Gregory Cesana
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Résumé

Combining vertically resolved lidar retrievals of water vapor and cloud detection, we document a 2-day subtropical cirrus case study over La Réunion (20.9∘S–55.5∘E) in March 2005, focusing on the conditions of ice supersaturation inside and near the observed cloud. Using satellite observations, we describe the synoptic conditions leading to cloud formation. Supersaturation occurs 25% of the time within the cirrus, up to 35% in its middle segment, where relative humidity goes beyond 150%. In clear-sky areas, relative humidity stays consistentlylow, especially in profiles without clouds. High-troposphere atmospheric waves could initiate the formation of supersaturation conditions, especially on 16 March.

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Météorologie
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insu-01408828 , version 1 (12-12-2016)

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Christophe Hoareau, Vincent Noël, Hélène Chepfer, Jérôme Vidot, Marjolaine Chiriaco, et al.. Remote sensing ice supersaturation inside and near cirrusclouds: a case study in the subtropics. Atmospheric Science Letters, 2016, 17, pp.639-645. ⟨10.1002/asl.714⟩. ⟨insu-01408828⟩
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