Ice water content vertical profiles of high-level clouds: classification and impact on radiative fluxes

Feofilov, A. G.; Stubenrauch, C. J.; Delanoë, J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12327-2015

Articles | Volume 15, issue 21

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12327-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12327-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 21

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09 Nov 2015

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Ice water content vertical profiles of high-level clouds: classification and impact on radiative fluxes

A. G. Feofilov, C. J. Stubenrauch, and J. Delanoë

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RC C4773: 'Review of Feofilov et. al. submitted ACP', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Jul 2015
- AC C7754: 'Response to Review #1', Artem Feofilov, 08 Oct 2015
RC C6289: 'Review of Feofilov et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 27 Aug 2015
- AC C7756: 'Response to Review #3', Artem Feofilov, 08 Oct 2015

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Short summary

We discuss the shape of ice water content (IWC) vertical profiles in high ice clouds and its effect on radiative properties of these clouds, both in short- and in long-wave bands (SW and LW). We suggest a set of primitive shapes (rectangular, isosceles trapezoid, lower and upper triangle) and propose a statistical parameterization using ice water path (IWP) as a single parameter. We estimate and explain simulated differences in LW/SW atmospheric radiances for suggested IWC shapes.