On the Realism of the Rain Microphysics Representation of a Squall Line in the WRF Model. Part I: Evaluation with Multifrequency Cloud Radar Doppler Spectra Observations
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DOI: 10.1175/mwr-d-18-0018.1
Abstract: This study investigates how multifrequency cloud radar observations can be used to evaluate the representation of rain microphysics in the WRF Model using two bulk microphysics schemes. A squall line observed over Oklahoma on 12… read more here.
Keywords: rain microphysics; multifrequency cloud; squall line; radar ... See more keywords
The NCAR Airborne 94-GHz Cloud Radar: Calibration and Data Processing
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DOI: 10.3390/data6060066
Abstract: The 94-GHz airborne HIAPER Cloud Radar (HCR) has now been deployed in three major field campaigns. NCAR has developed an extensive set of quality assurance and quality control procedures which are applied to all collected… read more here.
Keywords: https doi; ncar; cloud radar; radar ... See more keywords
Calibration of a 35 GHz airborne cloud radar: lessons learned and intercomparisons with 94 GHz cloud radars
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DOI: 10.5194/amt-12-1815-2019
Abstract: Abstract. This study gives a summary of lessons learned during the absolute calibration of the airborne, high-power Ka-band cloud radar HAMP MIRA on board the German research aircraft HALO. The first part covers the internal… read more here.
Keywords: calibration; absolute calibration; cloud radar; lessons learned ... See more keywords
Ice crystal number concentration from lidar, cloud radar and radar wind profiler measurements
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DOI: 10.5194/amt-12-6601-2019
Abstract: Abstract. A new method for the retrieval of ice crystal number concentration (ICNC) from combined active remote-sensing measurements of Raman lidar, cloud radar and radar wind profiler is presented. We exploit – for the first… read more here.
Keywords: cloud radar; number concentration; lidar cloud; radar ... See more keywords
Three-dimensional wind profiles using a stabilized shipborne cloud radar in wind profiler mode
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DOI: 10.5194/amt-13-3609-2020
Abstract: Abstract. In this study, a shipborne 95 GHz Doppler cloud radar mounted on a stabilized platform is used to retrieve vertical profiles of three-dimensional (3D) winds by sequentially pointing the stabilized platform in different directions. A… read more here.
Keywords: wind profiles; wind; three dimensional; radar ... See more keywords