First observations of cirrus clouds using the UZ Mie Lidar over uMhlathuze City, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMbatha, Nkanyiso
dc.contributor.authorShikwambana, Lerato
dc.coverageBasel, Switzerland
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dc.date.accessioned2026-03-23T13:12:51Z
dc.date.available2026-03-23T13:12:51Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentNameGeography and Environmental Studies
dc.description.abstractClouds cover more than two-thirds of the earth’s surface and play a dominant role in the energy and water cycle of our planet. Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds composed mostly of ice crystals and affect the earth’s radiation allocation mainly by absorbing outgoing longwave radiation and by reflecting solar radiation. This study presents the characterization of cirrus clouds observed on 10 and 11 April 2019 using the ground-based University of Zululand (UZ) light detection and ranging (lidar) for the first time. Dense cirrus clouds with an average thickness of ~1.5 km at a height range of 9.5–12 km on 10 and 11 April 2019 were observed by the UZ lidar. The UZ lidar observation on 10 April 2019 agreed with the Cloud–Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) observation.
dc.facultyFaculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering
dc.identifier.citationMbatha, N. and Shikwambana, L. 2022. First observations of cirrus clouds using the UZ Mie Lidar over uMhlathuze City, South Africa. Applied Sciences, 12(9), pp.1-10.
dc.identifier.issn2076-3417 (online)
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.3390/app12094631
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10530/58994
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dc.issuenumber12 / 9
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dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.pages1 - 10
dc.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.subjectLidar
dc.subjectCirrus clouds
dc.subjectCloud–Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO)
dc.subjectCloud optical depth
dc.subjectExtinction coefficient
dc.titleFirst observations of cirrus clouds using the UZ Mie Lidar over uMhlathuze City, South Africa
dc.title.journalApplied Sciences
dc.typeJournal Article
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