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Properties of ice cloud over Beijing from surface Ka-band radar observations during 2014–2017
Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Yufang Tian
Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Congzheng Han
Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Yongheng Bi
Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Shu Duan
Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Daren Lyu
Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Short summary
A detailed analysis of ice cloud physical properties is presented based on 4 years of surface Ka-band radar measurements in Beijing, where the summer oceanic monsoon from the ocean and winter continental monsoon prevail alternately. More than 6000 ice cloud clusters were studied to investigate their physical properties, such as height, horizontal extent, temperature dependence and origination type, which can serve as a reference for parameterization and characterization in global climate models.
A detailed analysis of ice cloud physical properties is presented based on 4 years of surface...
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