Articles | Volume 16, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-2089-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-2089-2023
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20 Apr 2023
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Evaluation of polarimetric ice microphysical retrievals with OLYMPEX campaign data

Armin Blanke, Andrew J. Heymsfield, Manuel Moser, and Silke Trömel

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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 egusphere-2022-1488', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Feb 2023
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Armin Blanke, 13 Mar 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-1488', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Feb 2023
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Armin Blanke, 13 Mar 2023

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Armin Blanke on behalf of the Authors (14 Mar 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (15 Mar 2023) by Patric Seifert
AR by Armin Blanke on behalf of the Authors (22 Mar 2023)  Manuscript 
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Executive editor
This study evaluates many currently available conventional and polarimetric radar-based remote-sensing retrievals of ice water content, total number concentration and mean diameter of ice hydrometeors. It has the potential to become a reference for the assessment of measurement uncertainties from radar observations for which no in-situ reference data are available.
Short summary
We present an evaluation of current retrieval techniques in the ice phase applied to polarimetric radar measurements with collocated in situ observations of aircraft conducted over the Olympic Mountains, Washington State, during winter 2015. Radar estimates of ice properties agreed most with aircraft observations in regions with pronounced radar signatures, but uncertainties were identified that indicate issues of some retrievals, particularly in warmer temperature regimes.