Articles | Volume 17, issue 15
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-4581-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-4581-2024
Research article
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01 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 01 Aug 2024

Time-resolved measurements of the densities of individual frozen hydrometeors and fresh snowfall

Dhiraj K. Singh, Eric R. Pardyjak, and Timothy J. Garrett

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Station ID: CLN University of Utah https://mesowest.utah.edu

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Accurate measurements of the properties of snowflakes are challenging to make. We present a new technique for the real-time measurement of the density of freshly fallen individual snowflakes. A new thermal-imaging instrument, the Differential Emissivity Imaging Disdrometer (DEID), is shown to be capable of providing accurate estimates of individual snowflake and bulk snow hydrometeor density. The method exploits the rate of heat transfer during the melting of a snowflake on a hotplate.