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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-3679-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-3679-2024
Research article
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19 Jun 2024
Research article |  | 19 Jun 2024

Deriving cloud droplet number concentration from surface-based remote sensors with an emphasis on lidar measurements

Gerald G. Mace

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The number of cloud droplets per unit volume, Nd, in a cloud is important for understanding aerosol–cloud interaction. In this study, we develop techniques to derive cloud droplet number concentration from lidar measurements combined with other remote sensing measurements such as cloud radar and microwave radiometers.  We show that deriving Nd is very uncertain, although a synergistic algorithm seems to produce useful characterizations of Nd and effective particle size. 
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