Arctic Cirrus Clouds: A Comparison of Properties Derived from Measurements by Ground-Based and Spaceborne Lidar Systems

• Main Author: Hanssen, Ingrid Margrethe Vestnes
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2015
• Subjects: VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Fysikk: 430::Rom- og plasmafysikk: 437; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Physics: 430::Space and plasma physics: 437; FYS-3931; Alomar; Andøya; Arctic; Norway; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/11030

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate Arctic cirrus clouds. In this work, data from the ground-based lidar system at ALOMAR, Andøya Space Center. and the spaceborne lidar onboard the CALIPSO satellite is used. Cirrus clouds are an important factor in modeling climate changes, which is one of...