Observations of cold-cloud properties in the Norwegian Arctic using ground-based and spaceborne lidar

Schäfer, Britta; Carlsen, Tim; Hanssen, Ingrid; Gausa, Michael; Storelvmo, Trude

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-9537-2022

Articles | Volume 22, issue 14

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-9537-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-9537-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 22, issue 14

Research article

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25 Jul 2022

Research article |

| 25 Jul 2022

Observations of cold-cloud properties in the Norwegian Arctic using ground-based and spaceborne lidar

Britta Schäfer, Tim Carlsen, Ingrid Hanssen, Michael Gausa, and Trude Storelvmo

Data sets

ERA5 hourly data on pressure levels from 1979 to present H. Hersbach, B. Bell, P. Berrisford, G. Biavati, A. Horányi, J. Muñoz Sabater, J. Nicolas, C. Peubey, R. Radu, I. Rozum, D. Schepers, A. Simmons, C. Soci, D. Dee, and J.-N. Thépaut D., Simmons, A., Soci, C., Dee, D., and Thépaut, J.-N.: https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.bd0915c6

MET Norway Thredds Service, Radiosonde archive Norwegian Meteorological Institute https://thredds.met.no/thredds/catalog/remotesensingradiosonde/catalog.html

Short summary

Cloud properties are important for the surface radiation budget. This study presents cold-cloud observations based on lidar measurements from the Norwegian Arctic between 2011 and 2017. Using statistical assessments and case studies, we give an overview of the macro- and microphysical properties of these clouds and demonstrate the capabilities of long-term cloud observations in the Norwegian Arctic from the ground-based lidar at Andenes.