Linkage among ice crystal microphysics, mesoscale dynamics, and cloud and precipitation structures revealed by collocated microwave radiometer and multifrequency radar observations

Gong, Jie; Zeng, Xiping; Wu, Dong L.; Munchak, S. Joseph; Li, Xiaowen; Kneifel, Stefan; Ori, Davide; Liao, Liang; Barahona, Donifan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-12633-2020

Articles | Volume 20, issue 21

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-12633-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-12633-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 21

Research article

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03 Nov 2020

Research article |

| 03 Nov 2020

Linkage among ice crystal microphysics, mesoscale dynamics, and cloud and precipitation structures revealed by collocated microwave radiometer and multifrequency radar observations

Jie Gong, Xiping Zeng, Dong L. Wu, S. Joseph Munchak, Xiaowen Li, Stefan Kneifel, Davide Ori, Liang Liao, and Donifan Barahona

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Reviewer's Comments', Toshi Matsui, 12 May 2020
- AC1: 'Reply to RC#1', Jie Gong, 04 Aug 2020
RC2: 'Review of “Linkage among Ice Crystal Microphysics, Mesoscale Dynamics and Cloud and Precipitation Structures Revealed by Collocated Microwave Radiometer and Multi-frequency Radar Observations”, Gong et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 25 May 2020
- AC2: 'Response to RC#2', Jie Gong, 04 Aug 2020
RC3: 'Reviewer Comment #3', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 May 2020
- AC3: 'Response to RC#3', Jie Gong, 04 Aug 2020
RC4: 'Reviewer's comment', Anonymous Referee #4, 30 May 2020
- AC4: 'Response to RC#4', Jie Gong, 04 Aug 2020

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

AR by Jie Gong on behalf of the Authors (26 Aug 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (28 Aug 2020) by Jianping Huang

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (07 Sep 2020)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (08 Sep 2020) by Jianping Huang

AR by Jie Gong on behalf of the Authors (11 Sep 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (25 Sep 2020) by Jianping Huang

AR by Jie Gong on behalf of the Authors (25 Sep 2020)

Short summary

This work provides a novel way of using polarized passive microwave measurements to study the interlinked cloud–convection–precipitation processes. The magnitude of differences between polarized radiances is found linked to ice microphysics (shape, size, orientation and density), mesoscale dynamic and thermodynamic structures, and surface precipitation. We conclude that passive sensors with multiple polarized channel pairs may serve as cheaper and useful substitutes for spaceborne radar sensors.