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How tall are these hot towers (CloudSat/CALIPSO)?<br />

How cold are their tops (MODIS)?<br />

How many hot towers?<br />

(i) T parcel –T env<br />

= bouyancy<br />

(ii) h=C p T+gz+Lq<br />

h, h env = entrainment<br />

Cloud top<br />

height =z<br />

Cloud top<br />

temperature<br />

(MODIS 11 µm TB)<br />

= T parcel<br />

30 km<br />

CPR pro<strong>file</strong> =<br />

identifies<br />

convective<br />

tower

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