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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-4825-2016
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Research article
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28 Sep 2016
Research article |
| 28 Sep 2016
Ensemble mean density and its connection to other microphysical properties of falling snow as observed in Southern Finland
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Dmitri N. Moisseev
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Annakaisa von Lerber
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University, Finland
Davide Ori
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Department of Biological Geological and Environmental Sciences and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Ali Tokay
Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, USA
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Larry F. Bliven
NASA GSFC/Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA, USA
Walter Petersen
NASA-MSFC Earth Science Office, National Space Science and Technology Center, Huntsville, AL, USA
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Short summary
In this study winter measurements collected in Southern Finland are used to document microphysical properties of falling snow. It is shown that a new video imager can be used for such studies. Snow properties do vary between winters.
In this study winter measurements collected in Southern Finland are used to document...
