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Low-level mixed-phase clouds at the high Arctic site of Ny-Ă…lesund: A comprehensive long-term dataset of remote sensing observations.

Authors :
Chellini, Giovanni
Gierens, Rosa
Ebell, Kerstin
Kiszler, Theresa
Krobot, Pavel
Myagkov, Alexander
Schemann, Vera
Kneifel, Stefan
Source :
Earth System Science Data Discussions. 6/6/2023, p1-33. 33p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

We present a comprehensive quality-controlled 15-month dataset of remote sensing observations of low-level mixedphase clouds (LLMPCs) taken at the high Arctic site of Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway. LLMPCs occur frequently in the Arctic region, and extensively affect the energy budget. However, our understanding of the ice microphysical processes taking place in these clouds is incomplete. The dual-wavelength and polarimetric Doppler cloud radar observations, which are the cornerstones of the dataset, provide valuable fingerprints of icemicrophysical processes, and the high number of cases included allows for the compiling of robust statistics for process studies. The radar data are complemented with thermodynamic retrievals from a microwave radiometer, liquid base height from a ceilometer and wind fields from large-eddy simulations. All data are quality controlled, especially the cloud radar data, which are accurately calibrated, matched, and corrected for gas and liquid-hydrometeor attenuation, ground clutter and range folding. We finally present an analysis of the temperature dependence of Doppler, dual wavelength, and polarimetric radar variables, to illustrate how the dataset can be used for cloud microphysical studies. The dataset has been published in Chellini et al. (2023) and is freely available at: www.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7803064. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18663591
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Earth System Science Data Discussions
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
164315641
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2023-157