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A ground-based multisensor cloud phase classifier
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA
A method for classifying cloud phase from a suite of ground-based sensors is outlined. The method exploits the complementary strengths of cloud radar, depolarization lidar, microwave radiometer, and temperature soundings to classify clouds observed in the vertical column as ice, snow, mixed-phase, liquid, drizzle, rain, or aerosol. Although the classification has been specifically designed for observations of Arctic clouds, the general framework is applicable to other locations with minor modifications. An example classification demonstrates the application to actual measurements.
Received 14 June 2007; accepted 12 October 2007; published 22 November 2007.
Citation: (2007), A ground-based multisensor cloud phase classifier, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L22809, doi:10.1029/2007GL031008.
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