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Van Diedenhoven 2021
, 2021: Variation of ice microphysical properties with temperature and humidity at tops of convective clouds. Geophys. Res. Lett., 48, no. 16, e2021GL093673, doi:10.1029/2021GL093673.
A better understanding of the many interacting processes governing the evaluation of ice in natural clouds is required to improve the representation of ice clouds in global circulation models. Recent studies suggest a dominant role of vapor growth processes in determining the temperature dependence of cloud top ice sizes and shapes. Using airborne cloud remote sensing along with reanalysis data, here we show that observed cloud top ice effective radii and estimated normalized growth rates at cloud top highly correlate with an approximately linear relationship, which is consistent with a conceptual model also presented. Furthermore, significant differences in crystal shape characteristics and scattering asymmetry parameters are found between sub- and super-saturated cloud tops over ocean, although not over land. These results provide valuable observational targets for studying ice formation and evolution processes using models, while also helping interpretation of satellite observations of ice microphysical properties at cloud tops.
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@article{va02400q,
author={van Diedenhoven, B.},
title={Variation of ice microphysical properties with temperature and humidity at tops of convective clouds},
year={2021},
journal={Geophysical Research Letters},
volume={48},
number={16},
pages={e2021GL093673},
doi={10.1029/2021GL093673},
}
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TY - JOUR ID - va02400q AU - van Diedenhoven, B. PY - 2021 TI - Variation of ice microphysical properties with temperature and humidity at tops of convective clouds JA - Geophys. Res. Lett. JO - Geophysical Research Letters VL - 48 IS - 16 SP - e2021GL093673 DO - 10.1029/2021GL093673 ER -
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