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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-2639-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-2639-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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23 Jun 2025
Research article |
| 23 Jun 2025
| 23 Jun 2025
A method to retrieve mixed-phase cloud vertical structure from airborne lidar
Ewan Crosbie
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc., Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Johnathan W. Hair
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Amin R. Nehrir
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Richard A. Ferrare
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Chris Hostetler
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Taylor Shingler
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
David Harper
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Marta Fenn
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Coherent Application, Inc. – Psionic LLC, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
James Collins
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Coherent Application, Inc. – Psionic LLC, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Rory Barton-Grimley
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Brian Collister
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
K. Lee Thornhill
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc., Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Christiane Voigt
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
Simon Kirschler
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
Armin Sorooshian
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Data sets
Aerosol Cloud meTeorology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic Experiment NASA/LaRC/SD/ASDC https://doi.org/10.5067/SUBORBITAL/ACTIVATE/DATA001
Convective Processes Experiement Cabo Verde NASA/LaRC/SD/ASDC https://doi.org/10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/CPEXCV_Merge_Data_1
Short summary
A method was developed to extract information from airborne lidar observations about the distribution of ice and liquid water within clouds. The method specifically targets signatures of horizontal and vertical gradients in ice and water that appear in the polarization of the lidar signals. The method was tested against direct measurements of the cloud properties collected by a second aircraft.
A method was developed to extract information from airborne lidar observations about the...
