Ice crystal number concentration from lidar, cloud radar and radar wind profiler measurements
<p>A new method for the retrieval of ice crystal number concentration (ICNC) from combined active remote-sensing measurements of Raman lidar, cloud radar and radar wind profiler is presented. We exploit – for the first time – measurements of terminal fall velocity together with the radar refle...
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| author | J. Bühl P. Seifert M. Radenz H. Baars A. Ansmann |
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| description | <p>A new method for the retrieval of ice crystal number concentration (ICNC) from combined active remote-sensing measurements of Raman lidar, cloud radar and radar wind profiler is presented. We exploit – for the first time – measurements of terminal fall velocity together with the radar reflectivity factor and/or the lidar-derived particle extinction coefficient in clouds for retrieving the number concentration of pristine ice particles with presumed particle shapes. A lookup table approach for the retrieval of the properties of the particle size distribution from observed parameters is presented. Analysis of methodological uncertainties and error propagation is performed, which shows that a retrieval of ice particle number concentration based on terminal fall velocity is possible within 1 order of magnitude. Comparison between a retrieval of the number concentration based on terminal fall velocity on the one hand and lidar and cloud radar on the other shows agreement within the uncertainties of the retrieval.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e4ac386ed62a47a29fb5776cc12e4b2b2022-12-21T19:05:49ZengCopernicus PublicationsAtmospheric Measurement Techniques1867-13811867-85482019-12-01126601661710.5194/amt-12-6601-2019Ice crystal number concentration from lidar, cloud radar and radar wind profiler measurementsJ. BühlP. SeifertM. RadenzH. BaarsA. Ansmann<p>A new method for the retrieval of ice crystal number concentration (ICNC) from combined active remote-sensing measurements of Raman lidar, cloud radar and radar wind profiler is presented. We exploit – for the first time – measurements of terminal fall velocity together with the radar reflectivity factor and/or the lidar-derived particle extinction coefficient in clouds for retrieving the number concentration of pristine ice particles with presumed particle shapes. A lookup table approach for the retrieval of the properties of the particle size distribution from observed parameters is presented. Analysis of methodological uncertainties and error propagation is performed, which shows that a retrieval of ice particle number concentration based on terminal fall velocity is possible within 1 order of magnitude. Comparison between a retrieval of the number concentration based on terminal fall velocity on the one hand and lidar and cloud radar on the other shows agreement within the uncertainties of the retrieval.</p>https://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/12/6601/2019/amt-12-6601-2019.pdf |
| spellingShingle | J. Bühl P. Seifert M. Radenz H. Baars A. Ansmann Ice crystal number concentration from lidar, cloud radar and radar wind profiler measurements Atmospheric Measurement Techniques |
| title | Ice crystal number concentration from lidar, cloud radar and radar wind profiler measurements |
| title_full | Ice crystal number concentration from lidar, cloud radar and radar wind profiler measurements |
| title_fullStr | Ice crystal number concentration from lidar, cloud radar and radar wind profiler measurements |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ice crystal number concentration from lidar, cloud radar and radar wind profiler measurements |
| title_short | Ice crystal number concentration from lidar, cloud radar and radar wind profiler measurements |
| title_sort | ice crystal number concentration from lidar cloud radar and radar wind profiler measurements |
| url | https://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/12/6601/2019/amt-12-6601-2019.pdf |
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