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Research article
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15 Jan 2016
Research article |
| 15 Jan 2016
The microwave properties of simulated melting precipitation particles: sensitivity to initial melting
University of Maryland Baltimore County, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, Baltimore, MD, USA
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 612, Greenbelt, MD, USA
W. S. Olson
University of Maryland Baltimore County, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, Baltimore, MD, USA
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 612, Greenbelt, MD, USA
G. Skofronick-Jackson
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 612, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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Short summary
This research explores, through simulations, how a realistically shaped snowflake aggregate begins the melting process and how microwave-based satellite observations are sensitive to those initial stages of melting. Using highly detailed physical models, and high-precision numerical models, we can accurately simulate the sensitivity of observations to this critical transition from dry snow to melting snow. This research improves on existing models, providing an accurate measurement basis.
This research explores, through simulations, how a realistically shaped snowflake aggregate...
