Title :
Cloud particle size measurements in Arctic clouds using lidar and radar data
Author :
Eloranta, Edwin W. ; Uttal, Taneil ; Shupe, Matthew
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison
Abstract :
The ratio of the lidar and radar scattering cross section is sensitive to cloud particle size. High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) provides robustly calibrated scattering cross sections without the uncertainties introduced when conventional lidar data are corrected for attenuation. This paper explores the use of HSRL data and 35 GHz radar data for measuring particle size, particle phase, number density and the water content of Arctic clouds.
Keywords :
atmospheric composition; atmospheric humidity; clouds; meteorological radar; optical radar; radar cross-sections; Arctic Ocean; HSRL; High Spectral Resolution Lidar; attenuation correction; cloud number density; cloud particle phase; cloud particle size; cloud water content; frequency 35 GHz; lidar scattering cross section; radar scattering cross section; Arctic; Attenuation; Clouds; Laser radar; Particle scattering; Radar cross section; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Robustness; Size measurement; Arctic clouds; lidar; particle size; radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1211-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1212-9
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423292
