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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-6123-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-6123-2023
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22 Dec 2023
Research article |  | 22 Dec 2023

W-band SZ relationships for rimed snow particles: observational evidence from combined airborne and ground-based observations

Shelby Fuller, Samuel A. Marlow, Samuel Haimov, Matthew Burkhart, Kevin Shaffer, Austin Morgan, and Jefferson R. Snider

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Snowfall rate and radar reflectivity measurements were analyzed. We confirmed that the relationship between snowfall rate and reflectivity is dependent on snow particle type. It is likely that the measured snowfall was produced by solid (ice) particles colliding with liquid cloud droplets, forming rimed snow particles. This analysis is expected to improve snowfall rate estimation based on measurements made using W-band radars.
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