Title :
Analysis of a case study suggesting the phase change from cloud droplets to snow particles from ground based remote sensing data
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Polar Res., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The author tried to get data indicating a phase change from cloud droplets to snow particles without aircraft observations. The author used the data obtained from a radar for measuring snow and from a microwave radiometer for measuring column liquid water contents. A case study of the WISP91 was analyzed. The data shows that the radar reflectivity in the layer below 1 km height became strong at the time, when the column liquid contents suddenly dropped to about 0.1 mm from 0.4 mm. This fact suggests the phase change from cloud droplets to snow particles occurred for a short period
Keywords :
clouds; snow; AD 1991; Colorado; USA; atmosphere precipitation; cloud; droplets; microphysics; phase change; radar reflectivity; rain snow melting radar observation; Aircraft; Clouds; Computer aided software engineering; Ice; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry; Radar; Remote sensing; Snow; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1240-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322490
