Variability of mixed-phase clouds in the Arctic with a focus on the Svalbard region: a study based on spaceborne active remote sensing

Mioche, G.; Jourdan, O.; Ceccaldi, M.; Delanoë, J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-2445-2015

Articles | Volume 15, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-2445-2015

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

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-2445-2015

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

Articles | Volume 15, issue 5

Research article

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05 Mar 2015

Research article |

| 05 Mar 2015

Variability of mixed-phase clouds in the Arctic with a focus on the Svalbard region: a study based on spaceborne active remote sensing

G. Mioche, O. Jourdan, M. Ceccaldi, and J. Delanoë

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Final revised paper (published on 05 Mar 2015)
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RC C7557: 'Review of Mioche et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 30 Sep 2014
- AC C11135: 'Reply to anonymous reviewer #1', Guillaume Mioche, 13 Jan 2015
RC C7632: 'Review of Mioche et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 02 Oct 2014
- AC C11136: 'Reply to anonymous reviewer #2', Guillaume Mioche, 13 Jan 2015
RC C9119: 'Anonymous Comment on acp-2014-561', Anonymous Referee #3, 13 Nov 2014
- AC C11137: 'Rel^py to anonymous reviewer #3', Guillaume Mioche, 13 Jan 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Guillaume Mioche on behalf of the Authors (13 Jan 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (27 Jan 2015) by Martina Krämer

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (02 Feb 2015)

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (05 Feb 2015)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (09 Feb 2015) by Martina Krämer

AR by Guillaume Mioche on behalf of the Authors (09 Feb 2015) Manuscript

Short summary

The study presents a characterization of the vertical, spatial and seasonal variability of Arctic clouds and mixed-phase clouds (MPCs) over the entire Arctic region. MPC properties in the region of the Svalbard archipelago (78°N, 15°E) are also investigated. The occurrence frequency of clouds and MPCs are determined from CALIPSO/CLOUDSAT measurements processed with the DARDAR retrieval algorithm which allows for a reliable cloud thermodynamic phase classification.