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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3949-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3949-2021
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Research article
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17 Mar 2021
Research article |
| 17 Mar 2021
| 17 Mar 2021
The prevalence of precipitation from polar supercooled clouds
Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA, USA
Ann M. Fridlind
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, USA
Johannes Verlinde
Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA, USA
Andrew S. Ackerman
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, USA
Grégory V. Cesana
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, USA
Center for Climate Systems Research, Earth Institute, Columbia
University, New York, NY, USA
Daniel A. Knopf
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY, USA
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Short summary
Long-term ground-based radar and sounding measurements over Alaska (Antarctica) indicate that more than 85 % (75 %) of supercooled clouds are precipitating at cloud base and that 75 % (50 %) are precipitating to the surface. Such high prevalence is reconciled with lesser spaceborne estimates by considering radar sensitivity. Results provide a strong observational constraint for polar cloud processes in large-scale models.
Long-term ground-based radar and sounding measurements over Alaska (Antarctica) indicate that...
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