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Research article
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30 May 2018
Research article |
| 30 May 2018
| 30 May 2018
Snowfall retrieval at X, Ka and W bands: consistency of backscattering and microphysical properties using BAECC ground-based measurements
Marta Tecla Falconi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Information Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy and CETEMPS, L'Aquila, Italy
Annakaisa von Lerber
Space and Earth Observation Center, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Davide Ori
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Frank Silvio Marzano
Department of Information Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy and CETEMPS, L'Aquila, Italy
Dmitri Moisseev
Space and Earth Observation Center, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Short summary
Estimating snowfall intensity from satellite and ground-based radar missions requires accurate retrieval models. Reflectivity–snowfall relations are obtained at cm and mm wavelengths using data recorded during the Biogenic Aerosols Effects on Clouds and Climate (BAECC) campaign in Finland. Lightly, moderately and heavily rimed snow cases are identified. Numerical simulations are performed to relate snowflake microphysical (video disdrometer) and multifrequency backscattering properties (radars).
Estimating snowfall intensity from satellite and ground-based radar missions requires accurate...
