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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-13167-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-13167-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
18 Oct 2023
Research article |
| 18 Oct 2023
| 18 Oct 2023
Differences in microphysical properties of cirrus at high and mid-latitudes
Elena De La Torre Castro
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, German Aerospace Center, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Tina Jurkat-Witschas
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, German Aerospace Center, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Armin Afchine
Institute for Energy and Climate Research, Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Volker Grewe
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, German Aerospace Center, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Valerian Hahn
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, German Aerospace Center, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Simon Kirschler
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, German Aerospace Center, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Martina Krämer
Institute for Energy and Climate Research, Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Johannes Lucke
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, German Aerospace Center, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Nicole Spelten
Institute for Energy and Climate Research, Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Heini Wernli
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Martin Zöger
Institute for Flight Experiments, German Aerospace Center, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Christiane Voigt
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, German Aerospace Center, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Data sets
CIRRUS-HL mission data, Mission: CIRRUSHL DLR https://halo-db.pa.op.dlr.de/mission/125
Short summary
In this study, we show the differences in the microphysical properties between high-latitude (HL) cirrus and mid-latitude (ML) cirrus over the Arctic, North Atlantic, and central Europe during summer. The in situ measurements are combined with backward trajectories to investigate the influence of the region on cloud formation. We show that HL cirrus are characterized by a lower concentration of larger ice crystals when compared to ML cirrus.
In this study, we show the differences in the microphysical properties between high-latitude...
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