Articles | Volume 18, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4317-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4317-2018
Research article
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28 Mar 2018
Research article |  | 28 Mar 2018

Ice particle production in mid-level stratiform mixed-phase clouds observed with collocated A-Train measurements

Damao Zhang, Zhien Wang, Pavlos Kollias, Andrew M. Vogelmann, Kang Yang, and Tao Luo

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Ice production in atmospheric clouds is important for global water cycle and radiation budget. Active satellite remote sensing measurements are analyzed to quantitatively study primary ice particle production in stratiform mixed-phase clouds on a global scale. We quantify the geographic and seasonal variations of ice production and their correlations with aerosol, especially mineral dust activities. The results can be used to evaluate mixed-phased clouds simulations by global climate models.
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