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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-9547-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-9547-2020
Research article
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14 Aug 2020
Research article |  | 14 Aug 2020

Towards the connection between snow microphysics and melting layer: insights from multifrequency and dual-polarization radar observations during BAECC

Haoran Li, Jussi Tiira, Annakaisa von Lerber, and Dmitri Moisseev

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A method for classifying rimed and unrimed snow based on X- and Ka-band Doppler radar measurements is developed and applied to synergetic radar observations collected during BAECC 2014. The results show that the radar-observed melting layer properties are highly related to the precipitation intensity. The previously reported bright band sagging is mainly connected to the increase in precipitation intensity, while riming plays a secondary role.
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