Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 24
Articles | Volume 18, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-7833-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-7833-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 24
Research article
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22 Dec 2025
Research article |  | 22 Dec 2025

Estimating vertical profiles of ice water content and snowfall rate from radar measurements in the G-band

Karina McCusker, Chris Westbrook, Alessandro Battaglia, Kamil Mroz, Benjamin M. Courtier, Peter G. Huggard, Hui Wang, Richard Reeves, Christopher J. Walden, Richard Cotton, Stuart Fox, and Anthony J. Baran

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This work presents the first known retrievals of ice cloud and snowfall properties using G-band radar, representing a major step forward in the use of high-frequency radar for atmospheric remote sensing. We present theory and simulations to show that ice water content (IWC) and snowfall rate (S) can be retrieved efficiently with a single frequency G-band radar if the mass of a wavelength-sized particle is known or can be assumed, while details of the particle size distribution are not required.
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