Articles | Volume 17, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-5071-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-5071-2024
Research article
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03 Sep 2024
Research article |  | 03 Sep 2024

In situ observations of supercooled liquid water clouds over Dome C, Antarctica, by balloon-borne sondes

Philippe Ricaud, Pierre Durand, Paolo Grigioni, Massimo Del Guasta, Giuseppe Camporeale, Axel Roy, Jean-Luc Attié, and John Bognar

Data sets

Antarctic Meteo-Climatological Observatory Paolo Grigioni http://www.climantartide.it/dataaccess/RDS_CONCORDIA/index.php?lang=en

HAMSTRAD Philippe Ricaud http://www.cnrm.meteo.fr/spip.php?article961&lang=en

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Short summary
Clouds in Antarctica are key elements affecting climate evolution. Some clouds are composed of supercooled liquid water (SLW; water held in liquid form below 0 °C) and are difficult to forecast by models. We performed in situ observations of SLW clouds at Concordia Station using SLW sondes attached to meteorological balloons in summer 2021–2022. The SLW clouds were observed in a saturated layer at the top of the planetary boundary layer in agreement with ground-based lidar observations.