简介：Theradiancesscatteredoremittedbycloudsdemonstratediversefeaturesatdifferentwavelengthsduetodifferentcloudphysicalstructures.Thispaperpresentsamethod(thesmallest-radiance-distancemethod,SRaDM)ofrevealingthephysicalstructuresofclouds.Themethodisbasedonmulti-spectralradiancesmeasuredbytheModerateResolutionImagingSpectroradiometer(MODIS)onboardAqua.TheprincipleandmethodologyofSRaDMisdeducedandprovidedinthispaper.CorrelationanalysisbasedondatafromMODISandCloudProfilingRadar(onboardCloudSat),collectedfromJanuary2007toDecember2010overanoceanarea(15°N–45°N,145°E–165°E),ledtoselectionofradiancesat13wavebandsofMODISthatdemonstratedhighsensitivitytocloudphysicalstructures;radiancesattheselectedwavebandsweresubjectedtoSRaDM.TheStandardizedEuclideandistanceisintroducedtoquantifythedegreeofchangesinmulti-spectralradiances(termedDrd)andinphysicalstructures(termedDst)betweencloudprofiles.StatisticsbasedonnumerouscloudprofilesshowthatDrddecreasesmonotonicallywithadecreaseinDst,whichimpliesthatsmallDrdalwaysaccompaniessmallDst.AccordingtothelawofDrdandDst,thenewmethod,SRaDM,forrevealingphysicalstructuresofcloudsfromthecollocationofcloudprofilesofsimilarmulti-spectralradiances,ispresented.Then,twosuccessfulexperimentsarepresentedinwhichcloudphysicalstructuresarecapturedusingmulti-spectralradiances.SRaDMprovidesawaytoobtainknowledgeofthephysicalstructuresofcloudsoverrelativelylargerareas,andisanewapproachtoobtaining3Dcloudfields.

简介：TheuniquegeographicallocationandhighaltitudeoftheTibetanPlateaucangreatlyinfluenceregionalweatherandclimate.Inparticular,theAsiansummermonsoon(ASM)anticyclonecirculationsystemovertheTibetanPlateauisrecognizedtobeasignificanttransportpathwayforwatervaporandpollutantstoenterthestratosphere.Toimproveunderstandingofthesephysicalprocesses,amulti-locationjointatmosphericexperimentwasperformedovertheTibetanPlateaufromlateJulytoAugustin2018,fundedbythefiveyear(2018–2022)STEAM(stratosphereandtroposphereexchangeexperimentduringASM)project,duringwhichmultipleplatforms/instruments—includinglong-durationstratosphericballoons,dropsondes,unmannedaerialvehicles,specialsoundingsystems,andground-basedandsatellite-borneinstruments—willbedeployed.Thesecomplementarymethodsofdataacquisitionareexpectedtoprovidecomprehensiveatmosphericparameters(aerosol,ozone,watervapor,CO2,CH4,CO,temperature,pressure,turbulence,radiation,lightningandwind);therichnessofthisapproachisexpectedtoadvanceourcomprehensionofkeymechanismsassociatedwiththermal,dynamical,radiative,andchemicaltransportsovertheTibetanPlateauduringASMactivity.

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