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Articles | Volume 23, issue 3
Articles | Volume 23, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-2199-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-2199-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 23, issue 3
Research article
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14 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 14 Feb 2023

On the global relationship between polarimetric radio occultation differential phase shift and ice water content

Ramon Padullés, Estel Cardellach, and F. Joseph Turk

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The results of comparing the polarimetric radio occultation observables and the ice water content retrieved from the CloudSat radar in a global and statistical way show a strong correlation between the geographical patterns of both quantities for a wide range of heights. This implies that horizontally oriented hydrometeors are systematically present through the whole globe and through all vertical levels, which could provide insights on the physical processes leading to precipitation.
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