Nature and extent of shallow marine convection in subtropical regions: Detection with airborne and spaceborne lidar-systems over the tropical North Atlantic Ocean

Manuel Gutleben1,2, Silke Gross1, Martin Wirth3 and Andreas Schäfler2, (1)German Aerospace Center DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, (2)German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, (3)German Aerospace Center (DLR) Oberpfaffenhofen, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany