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Day-night changes in the altitudinal distribution of tropical clouds are examined using multi-year analyses of CloudSat and CALIPSO data. The combined occurrence of all cloud types maximizes in the nighttime throughout the middle and upper troposphere. In contrast to the nighttime maxima in the appearance of optically thick tropical clouds in the ~ 5-12 km altitude band, the occurrence of such clouds exhibit a pronounced daytime enhancement in the upper troposphere (> 12 km). [Source: Atmospheric Research]
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