Other Names
Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Presence, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Deck Height
Definition
It is atmospheric pressure at the level of the cloud top.
Accurate information on cloud top pressure and height are needed in order to retieve properly many
atmospheric and surface properties. It also plays an important role in the net earth radiation budget studies.
Applications
| (1)
Global energy budget |
(3)
Weather Prediction |
| (2)
Climate change |
(4)
Aviation |
GES DISC Datasets
Other sources for data
Atmos Composition
