http://www.agu.org/contents/journals/ViewPublishedToday.do en-us AGU http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss webmaster@agu.org http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/98RS02031 Robert S. Massey, Daniel N. Holden and Xuan-Min Shao Radio Science 33 http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011RS004978 C. E. Valladares and J. L. Chau Radio Science 47 http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011RS004947 D. Mori, A. V. Koustov, P. T. Jayachandran and N. Nishitani Radio Science 47 http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011RS004939 N. Jakowski, C. Borries and V. Wilken Radio Science 47 http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011RS004823 0.2 m s−1) was greater than in case A (<0.1 m s−1). VZ at 300 m above the 0°C altitude in case B (1.8 m s−1) was greater than in case A (1.3 m s−1). The thickness of melting layer (ML) in case B (900 m) was greater than in case A (300 m). Because the large-sized aggregates contribute to produce greater VZ and thicker ML, it is likely that entangled growth of dendritic crystals under the presence of significant upward W and enhanced aggregation occurrence by the well-developed dendritic crystals produced the large-sized aggregates. Lidar measured an increase of linear depolarization ratio (δ) and lidar dark band in the ML. Volume δ of raindrops was 0.08–0.10 in case B and close to zero in case A. Stronger multiple scattering in case B is likely a cause that produced the greater δ. In case B, a dip of δ was measured at the bottom of ML. The decrease of hydrometeor nonsphericity at the final stage of melting explains the dip.]]> Tomoaki Mega, Masayuki K. Yamamoto, Makoto Abo, Yasukuni Shibata, Hiroyuki Hashiguchi, Noriyuki Nishi, Toyoshi Shimomai, Yoshiaki Shibagaki, Mamoru Yamamoto, Manabu D. Yamanaka, Shoichiro Fukao and Timbul Manik Radio Science 47