Articles | Volume 18, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1499-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1499-2025
Research article
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31 Mar 2025
Research article |  | 31 Mar 2025

Attribution of riming and aggregation processes by application of the vertical distribution of particle shape (VDPS) and spectral retrieval techniques to cloud radar observations

Audrey Teisseire, Anne-Claire Billault-Roux, Teresa Vogl, and Patric Seifert

Data sets

pyLARDA v3.2 (v3.2) Johannes Bühl et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4721311

Custom collection of categorize, classification, drizzle, ice water content, and liquid water content data from Punta Arenas between 27 Nov 2018 and 31 Dec 2020 CLU https://hdl.handle.net/21.12132/2.b6c194d7d33b448e

Short summary
This study demonstrates the ability of a new method delivering the vertical distribution of particle shape to highlight riming and aggregation processes, identifying graupel and aggregates, respectively, as isometric particles. The distinction between these processes can be achieved using lidar or spectral techniques, as demonstrated in the case studies. The capability of the new method to identify rimed particles and aggregates without differentiating them can simplify statistical work.
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