Articles | Volume 15, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-677-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-677-2022
Research article
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09 Feb 2022
Research article |  | 09 Feb 2022

Synergistic radar and sub-millimeter radiometer retrievals of ice hydrometeors in mid-latitude frontal cloud systems

Simon Pfreundschuh, Stuart Fox, Patrick Eriksson, David Duncan, Stefan A. Buehler, Manfred Brath, Richard Cotton, and Florian Ewald

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on amt-2021-306', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Nov 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Simon Pfreundschuh, 21 Dec 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on amt-2021-306', Anonymous Referee #2, 14 Nov 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Simon Pfreundschuh, 21 Dec 2021
  • RC3: 'Comment on amt-2021-306', Anonymous Referee #3, 15 Nov 2021
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC3', Simon Pfreundschuh, 22 Dec 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Simon Pfreundschuh on behalf of the Authors (22 Dec 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (25 Dec 2021) by Gianfranco Vulpiani
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Short summary
We test a novel method to remotely measure ice particles in clouds. This is important because such measurements are required to improve climate and weather models. The method combines a radar with newly developed sensors measuring microwave radiation at very short wavelengths. We use observations made from aircraft flying above the cloud and compare them to real measurements from inside the cloud. This works well given that one can model the ice particles in the cloud sufficiently well.