Retrieval of snowflake microphysical properties from multifrequency radar observations

Leinonen, Jussi; Lebsock, Matthew D.; Tanelli, Simone; Sy, Ousmane O.; Dolan, Brenda; Chase, Randy J.; Finlon, Joseph A.; von Lerber, Annakaisa; Moisseev, Dmitri

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5471-2018

Articles | Volume 11, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5471-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5471-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 10

Research article

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05 Oct 2018

Research article |

| 05 Oct 2018

Retrieval of snowflake microphysical properties from multifrequency radar observations

Jussi Leinonen, Matthew D. Lebsock, Simone Tanelli, Ousmane O. Sy, Brenda Dolan, Randy J. Chase, Joseph A. Finlon, Annakaisa von Lerber, and Dmitri Moisseev

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RC1: 'Review of AMT-2018-73', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 May 2018
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer #1', Jussi Leinonen, 16 Jul 2018
RC2: 'Review of Leinonen et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 May 2018
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer #2', Jussi Leinonen, 16 Jul 2018

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AR by Jussi Leinonen on behalf of the Authors (17 Jul 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (30 Jul 2018) by Mark Kulie

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (09 Aug 2018)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (22 Aug 2018) by Mark Kulie

AR by Jussi Leinonen on behalf of the Authors (29 Aug 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (12 Sep 2018) by Mark Kulie

AR by Jussi Leinonen on behalf of the Authors (13 Sep 2018)

Short summary

We developed a technique for inferring the physical properties (amount, size and density) of falling snow from radar observations made using multiple different frequencies. We tested this method using measurements from airborne radar and compared the results to direct measurements from another aircraft, as well as ground-based radar. The results demonstrate that multifrequency radars have significant advantages over those with a single frequency in determining the snow size and density.