The De-Icing Comparison Experiment (D-ICE): a study of broadband radiometric measurements under icing conditions in the Arctic

Cox, Christopher J.; Morris, Sara M.; Uttal, Taneil; Burgener, Ross; Hall, Emiel; Kutchenreiter, Mark; McComiskey, Allison; Long, Charles N.; Thomas, Bryan D.; Wendell, James

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-1205-2021

Articles | Volume 14, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-1205-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-1205-2021

© 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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16 Feb 2021

Research article |

| 16 Feb 2021

The De-Icing Comparison Experiment (D-ICE): a study of broadband radiometric measurements under icing conditions in the Arctic

Christopher J. Cox, Sara M. Morris, Taneil Uttal, Ross Burgener, Emiel Hall, Mark Kutchenreiter, Allison McComiskey, Charles N. Long, Bryan D. Thomas, and James Wendell

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

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RC1: 'Comments on Cox2020', Anonymous Referee #1, 17 Nov 2020
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Christopher Cox, 28 Dec 2020
RC2: 'Review Cox et al. 2020', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Dec 2020
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Christopher Cox, 28 Dec 2020
RC3: 'Comments on Cox et al., 2020, doi:10.5194/amt-2020-397', Anonymous Referee #3, 12 Dec 2020
- AC3: 'Reply on RC3', Christopher Cox, 28 Dec 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Christopher Cox on behalf of the Authors (28 Dec 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (04 Jan 2021) by Manfred Wendisch

AR by Christopher Cox on behalf of the Authors (05 Jan 2021) Manuscript

Short summary

Solar and infrared radiation are measured regularly for research, industry, and climate monitoring. In cold climates, icing of sensors is a poorly constrained source of uncertainty. D-ICE was carried out in Alaska to document the effectiveness of ice-mitigation technology and quantify errors associated with ice. Technology was more effective than anticipated, and while instantaneous errors were large, mean biases were small. Attributes of effective ice mitigation design were identified.