Articles | Volume 19, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-4099-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-4099-2026
Research article
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24 Jun 2026
Research article |  | 24 Jun 2026

Evaluation of ice hydrometeor retrieval using multi-band radar and millimeter-wave radiometer measurements from the IMPACTS campaign

Keiichi Ohara and Hirohiko Masunaga

Data sets

ERA5 hourly data on pressure levels from 1940 to present H. Hersbach et al. https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.bd0915c6

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Short summary
The properties of cloud ice, snow, and graupel remain difficult to estimate accurately. This study synergistically uses two airborne radars and millimeter-wave radiometer observations to estimate vertical distribution of ice mass, size, number density, fall speed, and vertical air motion. The proposed algorithm is proven to attain reasonable performance in comparison with in-situ measurements of cloud properties, demonstrating improved accuracy in deep cloud layers owing to multi-sensor synergy.
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