Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
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Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1615-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1615-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
Research article
 | 
22 Mar 2018
Research article |  | 22 Mar 2018

A prototype method for diagnosing high ice water content probability using satellite imager data

Christopher R. Yost, Kristopher M. Bedka, Patrick Minnis, Louis Nguyen, J. Walter Strapp, Rabindra Palikonda, Konstantin Khlopenkov, Douglas Spangenberg, William L. Smith Jr., Alain Protat, and Julien Delanoe

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1615-2018-supplement

Data sets

French Falcon Isokinetic Evaporator Probe (IKP2) Data, Version 5.0, UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory W. Strapp https://doi.org/10.5065/D6WW7GDS

French Falcon Isokinetic Evaporator Probe (IKP2) Data, Version 5.0, UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory W. Strapp https://doi.org/10.5065/D61N7ZV7

Ice water content from the isokinetic probe, Version 1.0, UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory W. Strapp https://doi.org/10.5065/D6RN36KJ

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Short summary
Accretion of cloud ice particles upon engine or instrument probe surfaces can cause engine malfunction or even power loss, and therefore it is important for aircraft to avoid flight through clouds that may have produced large quantities of ice particles. This study introduces a method by which potentially hazardous conditions can be detected using satellite imagery. It was found that potentially hazardous conditions were often located near or beneath very cold clouds and thunderstorm updrafts.
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