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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-9767-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-9767-2022
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Research article
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Research article |
| 01 Aug 2022
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Retrieving ice-nucleating particle concentration and ice multiplication factors using active remote sensing validated by in situ observations
ETH Zurich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, Zurich, Switzerland
Nikola Ihn
ETH Zurich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, Zurich, Switzerland
Claudia Mignani
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
now at: Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA
Moritz Haarig
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Johannes Bühl
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Patric Seifert
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Ronny Engelmann
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Fabiola Ramelli
ETH Zurich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, Zurich, Switzerland
Zamin A. Kanji
ETH Zurich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, Zurich, Switzerland
Ulrike Lohmann
ETH Zurich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, Zurich, Switzerland
Jan Henneberger
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
ETH Zurich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, Zurich, Switzerland
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Short summary
Ice formation and its evolution in mixed-phase clouds are still uncertain. We evaluate the lidar retrieval of ice-nucleating particle concentration in dust-dominated and continental air masses over the Swiss Alps with in situ observations. A calibration factor to improve the retrieval from continental air masses is proposed. Ice multiplication factors are obtained with a new method utilizing remote sensing. Our results indicate that secondary ice production occurs at temperatures down to −30 °C.
Ice formation and its evolution in mixed-phase clouds are still uncertain. We evaluate the lidar...
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