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Sizing ice hydrometeor populations using the dual-wavelength radar ratio
Sergey Y. Matrosov
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, Physical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Alexei Korolev
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, ON, M3H5T4, Canada
Mengistu Wolde
Flight Research Laboratory, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, K1A0R6, Canada
Cuong Nguyen
Flight Research Laboratory, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, K1A0R6, Canada
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Short summary
A remote sensing method to retrieve sizes of particles in ice clouds and precipitation from radar measurements at two wavelengths is described. This method is based on relating the particle size information to the ratio of radar signals at these two wavelengths. It is demonstrated that this ratio is informative about different characteristic particle sizes. Knowing atmospheric ice particle sizes is important for many applications such as precipitation estimation and climate modeling.
A remote sensing method to retrieve sizes of particles in ice clouds and precipitation from...
