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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-12467-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-12467-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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23 Sep 2022
Research article |
| 23 Sep 2022
| 23 Sep 2022
Highly supercooled riming and unusual triple-frequency radar signatures over McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Frederic Tridon
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
now at: DIATI, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Israel Silber
Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
Alessandro Battaglia
DIATI, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
National Center for Earth Observation, Leicester, UK
Stefan Kneifel
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Meteorological Institute, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Ann Fridlind
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, USA
Petros Kalogeras
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
National Center for Earth Observation, Leicester, UK
Ranvir Dhillon
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Arctic Cloud‐Base Ice Precipitation Properties Retrieved Using Bayesian Inference I. Silber https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JD038202
- How to reduce sampling errors in spaceborne cloud radar-based snowfall estimates F. Scarsi et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-4875-2025
- A global view on microphysical discriminations between heavier and lighter convective rainfall R. Shi et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02473-0
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- Radar‐Derived Snowfall Microphysical Properties at Davis, Antarctica S. Alexander et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JD038389
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- How does riming influence the observed spatial variability of ice water in mixed-phase clouds? N. Maherndl et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-13935-2024
- Airborne Investigation of Riming: Cloud and Precipitation Microphysics within a Weak Convective System in North China X. Hu et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00376-024-4137-3
- Arctic Cloud‐Base Ice Precipitation Properties Retrieved Using Bayesian Inference I. Silber https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JD038202
- How to reduce sampling errors in spaceborne cloud radar-based snowfall estimates F. Scarsi et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-4875-2025
- A global view on microphysical discriminations between heavier and lighter convective rainfall R. Shi et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02473-0
- Evaluation of the EarthCARE Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR) Doppler velocity measurements using surface-based observations J. Kim et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-15389-2025
- Exploring the Environmental Conditions of Snow Particles Using Spaceborne Triple-Frequency Radar Measurements over Ocean M. Yin & C. Yuan https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14215512
- A survey of snow growth signatures from tropics to Antarctica using triple-frequency radar observations Q. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-1249-2026
- Implementation of predicted rime mass in the bin microphysics scheme DESCAM 3D: evaluation for an idealized squall line system and a heavy snowfall event during ICE-POP 2018 P. Grzegorczyk et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-8025-2026
- Identification of Snowfall Riming and Aggregation Processes Using Ground-Based Triple-Frequency Radar D. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs18173034
- Radar‐Derived Snowfall Microphysical Properties at Davis, Antarctica S. Alexander et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JD038389
- Measurement report: Influence of particle density on secondary ice production by graupel and frozen drop collisions S. Yadav et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-8671-2025
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Short summary
The role of ice precipitation in the Earth water budget is not well known because ice particles are complex, and their formation involves intricate processes. Riming of ice crystals by supercooled water droplets is an efficient process, but little is known about its importance at high latitudes. In this work, by exploiting the deployment of an unprecedented number of remote sensing systems in Antarctica, we find that riming occurs at much lower temperatures compared with the mid-latitudes.
The role of ice precipitation in the Earth water budget is not well known because ice particles...
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