Statistical retrieval of thin liquid cloud microphysical properties using ground-based infrared and microwave observations

Marke, Tobias; Ebell, Kerstin; Löhnert, Ulrich; Turner, David D.

doi:10.1002/2016JD025667

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Statistical retrieval of thin liquid cloud microphysical properties using ground-based infrared and microwave observations

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2016
By Marke, Tobias ; Ebell, Kerstin ; Löhnert, Ulrich ; ...

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Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
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Marke, Tobias ; Ebell, Kerstin ; Löhnert, Ulrich ; Turner, David D.
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OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; NSSL (National Severe Storms Laboratory)
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Inthisarticle,liquidwatercloudmicrophysicalpropertiesareretrievedbyacombination of microwave and infrared ground-based observations. Clouds containing liquid water are frequently occurringinmostclimateregimesandplayasigniﬁcan troleintermsofinteractionwithradiation.Small perturbationsintheamountofliquidwatercontainedin thecloudcancauselargevariationsintheradiative ﬂuxes.Thiseﬀectisenhancedforthinclouds(liquidwaterpath,LWP <100g/m2),whichmakesaccurate retrieval information of the cloud properties crucial. Due to large relative errors in retrieving low LWPvaluesfromobservationsinthemicrowavedomainandahighsensitivityforinfraredmethodswhenthe LWPislow,asynergisticretrievalbasedonaneuralnetworkapproachisbuilttoestimatebothLWPand
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Atmospheric Science Earth And Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Geophysics Space And Planetary Science Earth And Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Space And Planetary Science Earth And Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Space And Planetary Science
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Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 121(24), 14,558-14,573
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https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JD025667
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2169-897X
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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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