An overview of microphysical properties of Arctic clouds observed in May and July 1998 during FIRE ACE

RP Lawson, BA Baker, CG Schmitt… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2001‏ - Wiley Online Library
Microphysical data were collected by the NCAR C‐130 research aircraft during the First
International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment Arctic Cloud …

Cloud droplet size distributions in low-level stratiform clouds

NL Miles, J Verlinde… - Journal of the atmospheric …, 2000‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
A database of stratus cloud droplet (diameter< 50 μ m) size distribution parameters, derived
from in situ data reported in the existing literature, was created, facilitating intercomparison …

Water droplet calibration of the Cloud Droplet Probe (CDP) and in-flight performance in liquid, ice and mixed-phase clouds during ARCPAC

S Lance, CA Brock, D Rogers… - Atmospheric …, 2010‏ - amt.copernicus.org
Laboratory calibrations of the Cloud Droplet Probe (CDP) sample area and droplet sizing
are performed using water droplets of known size, generated at a known rate. Although …

The cloud, aerosol and precipitation spectrometer: a new instrument for cloud investigations

D Baumgardner, H Jonsson, W Dawson… - Atmospheric …, 2001‏ - Elsevier
A new airborne particle spectrometer has been developed with the same measurement
capabilities of the Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probes (FSSP) models 100 and 300 …

Cloud ice properties: In situ measurement challenges

D Baumgardner, SJ Abel, D Axisa… - Meteorological …, 2017‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
Understanding the formation and evolution of ice in clouds requires detailed information on
the size, shape, mass, and optical properties of individual cloud hydrometeors and their bulk …

Determination of the optical thickness and effective particle radius of clouds from reflected solar radiation measurements. Part II: Marine stratocumulus observations

T Nakajima, MD King, JD Spinhirne… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 1991‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
A multispectral scanning radiometer has been used to obtain measurements of the reflection
function of marine stratocumulus clouds at 0.75, 1.65 and 2.16 μ m. These observations …

New microphysics sensor for aircraft use

H Gerber, BG Arends, AS Ackerman - Atmospheric Research, 1994‏ - Elsevier
A new optical sensor, PVM-100A, for aircraft cloud-microphysical measurements is
described. The sensor measures the liquid water content (LWC), the integrated particle …

An exploratory study of ice nucleation by soot aerosols

PJ DeMott - Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 1990‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
The activities of nearly monodisperse soot particles as ice nuclei at temperatures below−
20° C were examined in a short series of experiments. A continuous slow expansion cloud …

Overview and statistical analysis of boundary layer clouds and precipitation over the western North Atlantic Ocean

S Kirschler, C Voigt, BE Anderson… - Atmospheric …, 2023‏ - acp.copernicus.org
Due to their fast evolution and large natural variability in macro-and microphysical
properties, the accurate representation of boundary layer clouds in current climate models …

Electrification of the hurricane

RA Black, J Hallett - Journal of the atmospheric sciences, 1999‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
A survey of reports of electrical activity in hurricanes and typhoons from flight notes and
personal experience (18 years,> 230 eyewall penetrations for RA Black;∼ 20 years for J …