Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
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Articles | Volume 17, issue 23
Articles | Volume 17, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-6965-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-6965-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 23
Research article
 | 
12 Dec 2024
Research article |  | 12 Dec 2024

Dual-frequency (Ka-band and G-band) radar estimates of liquid water content profiles in shallow clouds

Juan M. Socuellamos, Raquel Rodriguez Monje, Matthew D. Lebsock, Ken B. Cooper, and Pavlos Kollias

Data sets

Microwave Radiometer, 3 Channel (MWR3C) Maria Cadeddu et al. https://doi.org/10.5439/1025248

Ka ARM Zenith Radar (KAZRCFRGE) Ya-Chien Feng et al. https://doi.org/10.5439/1498936

Gridded Sonde VAP Product (GRIDDEDSONDE) Mike Jensen et al. https://doi.org/10.5439/1350631

Ka, W and G-band radar observations of clouds and light precipitation during the EPCAPE campaign in March and April 2023 Juan M. Socuellamos et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11043877

Ceilometer (CEIL) Damao Zhang et al. https://doi.org/10.5439/1181954

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Short summary
This article presents a novel technique to estimate liquid water content (LWC) profiles in shallow warm clouds using a pair of collocated Ka-band (35 GHz) and G-band (239 GHz) radars. We demonstrate that the use of a G-band radar allows retrieving the LWC with 3 times better accuracy than previous works reported in the literature, providing improved ability to understand the vertical profile of LWC and characterize microphysical and dynamical processes more precisely in shallow clouds.
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