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Impact of wind pattern and complex topography on snow microphysics during International Collaborative Experiment for PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic winter games (ICE-POP 2018)
Kwonil Kim
Department of Astronomy and Atmospheric Sciences, Center for Atmospheric REmote sensing (CARE), Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Wonbae Bang
Department of Astronomy and Atmospheric Sciences, Center for Atmospheric REmote sensing (CARE), Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Eun-Chul Chang
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Kongju National University, Gongju, Republic of Korea
Francisco J. Tapiador
Earth and Space Sciences Research Group, Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
Chia-Lun Tsai
Department of Astronomy and Atmospheric Sciences, Center for Atmospheric REmote sensing (CARE), Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Eunsil Jung
Department of Advanced Science and Technology Convergence, Kyungpook National University, Sangju, Republic of Korea
Gyuwon Lee
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Astronomy and Atmospheric Sciences, Center for Atmospheric REmote sensing (CARE), Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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This study analyzes the microphysical characteristics of snow in complex terrain and the nearby ocean according to topography and wind pattern during the ICE-POP 2018 campaign. The observations from collocated vertically pointing radars and disdrometers indicate that the riming in the mountainous region is likely caused by a strong shear and turbulence. The different behaviors of aggregation and riming were found by three different synoptic patterns (air–sea interaction, cold low, and warm low).
This study analyzes the microphysical characteristics of snow in complex terrain and the nearby...
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