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Using an aircraft outfitted with 55 atmospheric instrument systems, scientists traversed horizontal tracks above and through clouds and spiraled down through atmospheric layers to provide detailed measurements of aerosols and cloud properties. The aircraft data were supplemented by measurements made by ground-based radars and other instruments.
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Image courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility.
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