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Research article
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23 Feb 2022
Research article |
| 23 Feb 2022
| 23 Feb 2022
Cloud microphysical measurements at a mountain observatory: comparison between shadowgraph imaging and phase Doppler interferometry
Moein Mohammadi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Jakub L. Nowak
Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Guus Bertens
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen, Germany
Jan Moláček
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen, Germany
Wojciech Kumala
Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Szymon P. Malinowski
Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Short summary
To compare two instruments, a VisiSize D30 shadowgraph system and a phase Doppler interferometer (PDI-FPDR), we performed a series of measurements of cloud droplet size and number concentration in orographic clouds. After applying essential modifications and filters to the data, the results from the two instruments showed better agreement in droplet sizing and velocimetry than droplet number concentration or liquid water content. Discrepancies were observed for droplets smaller than 13 µm.
To compare two instruments, a VisiSize D30 shadowgraph system and a phase Doppler interferometer...
