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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-10731-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-10731-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
27 Sep 2023
Research article |
| 27 Sep 2023
| 27 Sep 2023
Overview and statistical analysis of boundary layer clouds and precipitation over the western North Atlantic Ocean
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
Christiane Voigt
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
Bruce E. Anderson
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Gao Chen
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Ewan C. Crosbie
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Richard A. Ferrare
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Valerian Hahn
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
Johnathan W. Hair
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Stefan Kaufmann
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
Richard H. Moore
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
David Painemal
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Claire E. Robinson
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
deceased
Kevin J. Sanchez
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Amy J. Scarino
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Taylor J. Shingler
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Michael A. Shook
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Kenneth L. Thornhill
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Edward L. Winstead
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Luke D. Ziemba
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Armin Sorooshian
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Data sets
Aerosol Cloud meTeorology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic Experiment ACTIVATE Science Team https://doi.org/10.5067/SUBORBITAL/ACTIVATE/DATA001
Short summary
In this study we present an overview of liquid and mixed-phase clouds and precipitation in the marine boundary layer over the western North Atlantic Ocean. We compare microphysical properties of pure liquid clouds to mixed-phase clouds and show that the initiation of the ice phase in mixed-phase clouds promotes precipitation. The observational data presented in this study are well suited for investigating the processes that give rise to liquid and mixed-phase clouds, ice, and precipitation.
In this study we present an overview of liquid and mixed-phase clouds and precipitation in the...
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