ABSTRACT This paper describes how the combination of a satellite-derived cloud classification with surface observations can improve analysis of cloud-base height. A cloud-base retrieval that combines ...

Abstract: Cloud base height (CBH) is crucial for determining cloud radiation effects, and uncertainty in CBH retrieval can lead to significant errors in the estimation of surface downwelling longwave ...

Abstract: Images of nighttime clouds from a ground-based camera are compared with lidar-derived nighttime cloud base heights for the purpose of quantifying the relationship of cloud heights with ...

Knowledge of cloud ceiling height is of great interest in airport approach areas. Since the transition surface between clear sky and cloud that characterizes the cloud base is often irregular and ...

Machine learning for cloud base height (CBH) retrieval using NASA ER-2 aircraft data from the WHySMIE (Oct 2024) and GLOVE (Feb 2025) campaigns, with honest assessment of performance and failure modes ...

The base height of clouds that form over the Northeastern states has been rising for 30 years, and this could disrupt forests at the north end of the Appalachian Mountains, according to researchers at ...