Lidar/radar approach to quantify the dust impact on ice nucleation in mid and high level clouds
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Date
2019
Volume
99
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Les Ulis : EDP Sciences
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Abstract
We present the first attempt of a closure experiment regarding the relationship between ice nucleating particle concentration (INPC) and ice crystal number concentration (ICNC), solely based on active remote sensing. The approach combines aerosol and cloud observations with polarization lidar, Doppler lidar, and cloud radar. Several field campaigns were conducted on the island of Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean from 2015-2018 to study heterogeneous ice formation in altocumulus and cirrus layers embedded in Saharan dust. A case study observed on 10 April 2017 is discussed in this contribution. © 2019 The Authors, published by EDP Sciences.
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Dust, Optical radar, Remote sensing, Cloud observations, Doppler lidars, Eastern Mediterranean, Field campaign, High level clouds, Ice nucleation, Number concentration, Particle concentrations, Ice
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Ansmann, A., Mamouri, R.-E., Bühl, J., Seifert, P., Engelmann, R., Nisantzi, A., et al. (2019). Lidar/radar approach to quantify the dust impact on ice nucleation in mid and high level clouds. 99. Les Ulis : EDP Sciences. https://doi.org//10.1051/e3sconf/20199904003
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CC BY 4.0 Unported