Using a holographic imager on a tethered balloon system for microphysical observations of boundary layer clouds

Ramelli, Fabiola; Beck, Alexander; Henneberger, Jan; Lohmann, Ulrike

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-925-2020

Articles | Volume 13, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-925-2020

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

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-925-2020

© 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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27 Feb 2020

Research article |

| 27 Feb 2020

Using a holographic imager on a tethered balloon system for microphysical observations of boundary layer clouds

Fabiola Ramelli, Alexander Beck, Jan Henneberger, and Ulrike Lohmann

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Final revised paper (published on 27 Feb 2020)
Preprint (discussion started on 24 Jul 2019)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Sep 2019
- AC1: 'Response to RC1', Fabiola Ramelli, 14 Jan 2020
RC2: 'Review of: “Using a holographic imager on a tethered balloon system for microphysical observations of boundary layer clouds” by Fabiola Ramelli, Alexander Beck, Jan Henneberger, and Ulrike Lohmann', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Dec 2019
- AC2: 'Response to RC2', Fabiola Ramelli, 14 Jan 2020

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AR by Fabiola Ramelli on behalf of the Authors (16 Jan 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (28 Jan 2020) by Szymon Malinowski

AR by Fabiola Ramelli on behalf of the Authors (28 Jan 2020) Manuscript

Short summary

Boundary layer clouds are influenced by many physical and dynamical processes, making accurate forecasting difficult. Here we present a new measurement platform on a tethered balloon to measure cloud microphysical and meteorological profiles. The unique combination of holography and balloon-borne observations allows high-resolution measurements in a well-defined volume. Field measurements in stratus clouds over the Swiss Plateau revealed unique microphysical signatures in the cloud structure.