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Articles | Volume 14, issue 2
Articles | Volume 14, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-1127-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-1127-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 14, issue 2
Research article
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12 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 12 Feb 2021

Arctic observations and numerical simulations of surface wind effects on Multi-Angle Snowflake Camera measurements

Kyle E. Fitch, Chaoxun Hang, Ahmad Talaei, and Timothy J. Garrett

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Snow measurements are very sensitive to wind. Here, we compare airflow and snowfall simulations to Arctic observations for a Multi-Angle Snowflake Camera to show that measurements of fall speed, orientation, and size are accurate only with a double wind fence and winds below 5 m s−1. In this case, snowflakes tend to fall with a nearly horizontal orientation; the largest flakes are as much as 5 times more likely to be observed. Adjustments are needed for snow falling in naturally turbulent air.
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