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Articles | Volume 26, issue 2
Articles | Volume 26, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-1249-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-1249-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 26, issue 2
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26 Jan 2026
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A survey of snow growth signatures from tropics to Antarctica using triple-frequency radar observations

Qinghui Li, Haoran Li, Xuejin Sun, Yun Zhang, Weitao Lyu, Zheng Ruan, Liping Liu, Aiming Liu, and Chunsheng Zhang

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The article combines Ku–Ka–W observations from field campaigns spanning the tropics to Antarctica to show temperature-dependent signatures that separate aggregation from riming. As a first cross-latitude synthesis of triple-frequency snow microphysics, the article may serve as a future reference for cloud/precipitation remote sensing and model evaluation.
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Despite the increasing complexity of snow microphysics schemes employed in numerical models, whether the dominant snow microphysical process is reasonably identified remains an open question. This study using unprecedented triple-frequency radar observations for the first time unravels the key snow growth processes over diverse geographies. The unique cross-continental datasets from triple-frequency campaigns shed new insights for model evaluation and future satellite missions.
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