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Research article
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05 Oct 2018
Research article |
| 05 Oct 2018
| 05 Oct 2018
Retrieval of snowflake microphysical properties from multifrequency radar observations
Jussi Leinonen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Joint Institute for Earth System Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Matthew D. Lebsock
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Simone Tanelli
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Ousmane O. Sy
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
Brenda Dolan
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Randy J. Chase
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
Joseph A. Finlon
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
Annakaisa von Lerber
Radar Science, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Dmitri Moisseev
Radar Science, 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
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.
We developed a technique for inferring the physical properties (amount, size and density) of...
