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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-5387-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-5387-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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24 Apr 2019
Research article |
| 24 Apr 2019
| 24 Apr 2019
Mixed-phase orographic cloud microphysics during StormVEx and IFRACS
Douglas H. Lowenthal
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Pkwy., Reno, NV 89509, USA
A. Gannet Hallar
Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Pkwy., Reno, NV 89509, USA
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Utah, 135 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Robert O. David
ETH Zürich, Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
now at: Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1022, Blindern, Oslo 0315, Norway
Ian B. McCubbin
Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Pkwy., Reno, NV 89509, USA
Randolph D. Borys
Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Pkwy., Reno, NV 89509, USA
Gerald G. Mace
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Utah, 135 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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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.
Snow and liquid cloud particles were measured during the StormVEx and IFRACS programs at Storm...
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