Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Cirrus Clouds over the Tibetan Plateau Based on CALIPSO and AIRS Observations

Figure 7

Time-latitude cross sections of the AIRS cloud fractions at different altitudes ((a) 100 hPa, (b) 150 hPa, (c) 200 hPa, (d) 250 hPa, (e) 300 hPa, and (f) 400 hPa) over averaged between 75°E–103°E during the period of 2007 to 2017. The two horizontal dashed lines indicate 27°N and 40°N, respectively.