Using passive and active observations at microwave and sub-millimetre wavelengths to constrain ice particle models

Ekelund, Robin; Eriksson, Patrick; Pfreundschuh, Simon

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-501-2020

Articles | Volume 13, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-501-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-501-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 2

Research article

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06 Feb 2020

Research article |

| 06 Feb 2020

Using passive and active observations at microwave and sub-millimetre wavelengths to constrain ice particle models

Robin Ekelund, Patrick Eriksson, and Simon Pfreundschuh

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RC1: 'Review for Using passive and active microwave observations to constrain ice particle models (Ekelund et al. 2019)', Anonymous Referee #1, 10 Sep 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to anonymous referee #1', Robin Ekelund, 20 Nov 2019
RC2: 'amt-2019-293 review', Anonymous Referee #2, 03 Oct 2019
- AC2: 'Reply to anonymous referee #2', Robin Ekelund, 20 Nov 2019

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AR by Robin Ekelund on behalf of the Authors (20 Dec 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (07 Jan 2020) by Mark Kulie

AR by Robin Ekelund on behalf of the Authors (08 Jan 2020) Manuscript

Short summary

Atmospheric ice particles (e.g. snow and ice crystals) are an important part of weather, climate, and the hydrological cycle. This study investigates whether combined satellite measurements by radar and radiometers at microwave wavelengths can be used to find the most likely shape of such ice particles. The method was limited when using only currently operating sensors (CloudSat radar and the GPM Microwave Imager) but shows promise if the upcoming Ice Cloud Imager is also considered.