Small-scale structure of thermodynamic phase in Arctic mixed-phase clouds observed by airborne remote sensing during a cold air outbreak and a warm air advection event

Ruiz-Donoso, Elena; Ehrlich, André; Schäfer, Michael; Jäkel, Evelyn; Schemann, Vera; Crewell, Susanne; Mech, Mario; Kulla, Birte Solveig; Kliesch, Leif-Leonard; Neuber, Roland; Wendisch, Manfred

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-5487-2020

Articles | Volume 20, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-5487-2020

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12 May 2020

Research article |

| 12 May 2020

Small-scale structure of thermodynamic phase in Arctic mixed-phase clouds observed by airborne remote sensing during a cold air outbreak and a warm air advection event

Elena Ruiz-Donoso, André Ehrlich, Michael Schäfer, Evelyn Jäkel, Vera Schemann, Susanne Crewell, Mario Mech, Birte Solveig Kulla, Leif-Leonard Kliesch, Roland Neuber, and Manfred Wendisch

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RC1: 'Are there alternative accounts of apparent small-scale LWP structure?', David R. Thompson, 09 Nov 2019
RC2: 'Anonymous Comment on acp-2019-960', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Jan 2020
AC1: 'Response to the reviewers', Elena Ruiz Donoso, 25 Mar 2020

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ED: Publish as is (03 Apr 2020) by Radovan Krejci

AR by Elena Ruiz Donoso on behalf of the Authors (09 Apr 2020) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Mixed-phase clouds, formed of water droplets and ice crystals, appear frequently in Arctic regions. Characterizing the distribution of liquid water and ice inside the cloud appropriately is important because it influences the cloud's impact on the surface temperature. In this study, we combined images of the cloud top with measurements inside the cloud to analyze in detail the 3D spatial distribution of liquid and ice in two mixed-phase clouds occurring under different meteorological scenarios.