Mixed-phase orographic cloud microphysics during StormVEx and IFRACS

Lowenthal, Douglas H.; Hallar, A. Gannet; David, Robert O.; McCubbin, Ian B.; Borys, Randolph D.; Mace, Gerald G.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-5387-2019

Articles | Volume 19, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-5387-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-5387-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 8

Research article

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24 Apr 2019

Research article |

| 24 Apr 2019

Mixed-phase orographic cloud microphysics during StormVEx and IFRACS

Douglas H. Lowenthal, A. Gannet Hallar, Robert O. David, Ian B. McCubbin, Randolph D. Borys, and Gerald G. Mace

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RC1: 'Author Response to Referee Comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Nov 2018
- AC1: 'Author responses to reviewer 1', Douglas Lowenthal, 14 Feb 2019
RC2: 'Review of “Mixed Phase Orographic Cloud Microphysics during StormVEx and IFRACS”', Anonymous Referee #2, 22 Nov 2018
- AC2: 'Author response to reviewer 2', Douglas Lowenthal, 14 Feb 2019

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AR by Douglas Lowenthal on behalf of the Authors (15 Feb 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (06 Mar 2019) by Ottmar Möhler

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (22 Mar 2019)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (22 Mar 2019)

ED: Publish as is (08 Apr 2019) by Ottmar Möhler

AR by Douglas Lowenthal on behalf of the Authors (08 Apr 2019)

Short summary

Snow and liquid cloud particles were measured during the StormVEx and IFRACS programs at Storm Peak Lab to better understand snow formation in wintertime mountain clouds. We found significant interactions between the ice and liquid phases of the cloud. A relationship between large droplet and small ice crystal concentrations suggested snow formation by droplet freezing. Blowing snow can bias surface measurements, but its effect was ambiguous, calling for further work on this issue.