ICE-CAMERA: a flatbed scanner to study inland Antarctic polar precipitation
Studying precipitation at very high latitudes is difficult because of the harsh environmental conditions that limit the external activity of humans and instruments, especially in the polar winter. The direct monitoring of ice crystal habits and size distribution in Antarctic precipitation is importa...
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ftcopernicus:oai:publications.copernicus.org:amt101579 2023-05-15T13:38:41+02:00 ICE-CAMERA: a flatbed scanner to study inland Antarctic polar precipitation Guasta, Massimo 2022-11-14 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-6521-2022 https://amt.copernicus.org/articles/15/6521/2022/ eng eng doi:10.5194/amt-15-6521-2022 https://amt.copernicus.org/articles/15/6521/2022/ eISSN: 1867-8548 Text 2022 ftcopernicus https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-6521-2022 2022-11-21T17:22:43Z Studying precipitation at very high latitudes is difficult because of the harsh environmental conditions that limit the external activity of humans and instruments, especially in the polar winter. The direct monitoring of ice crystal habits and size distribution in Antarctic precipitation is important for the validation of the algorithms used for retrieving precipitation from ground-based and satellite-borne radar instruments and for the improvement of the climatological modelling of polar areas. This paper describes an automated device (ICE-CAMERA) specifically developed for the imaging, measurement, and classification of ice precipitation on the Antarctic high plateau. The instrument gives detailed information on precipitation on an hourly basis. The article provides a description of the device and its image processing software. Starting in 2014, the instrument has operated almost unattended all year round at Concordia station, Antarctica (75 ∘ S, 123 ∘ E, 3220 m altitude). Text Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Copernicus Publications: E-Journals Antarctic Concordia Station ENVELOPE(123.333,123.333,-75.100,-75.100) The Antarctic Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 15 22 6521 6544 |
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Studying precipitation at very high latitudes is difficult because of the harsh environmental conditions that limit the external activity of humans and instruments, especially in the polar winter. The direct monitoring of ice crystal habits and size distribution in Antarctic precipitation is important for the validation of the algorithms used for retrieving precipitation from ground-based and satellite-borne radar instruments and for the improvement of the climatological modelling of polar areas. This paper describes an automated device (ICE-CAMERA) specifically developed for the imaging, measurement, and classification of ice precipitation on the Antarctic high plateau. The instrument gives detailed information on precipitation on an hourly basis. The article provides a description of the device and its image processing software. Starting in 2014, the instrument has operated almost unattended all year round at Concordia station, Antarctica (75 ∘ S, 123 ∘ E, 3220 m altitude). |
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ICE-CAMERA: a flatbed scanner to study inland Antarctic polar precipitation |
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ICE-CAMERA: a flatbed scanner to study inland Antarctic polar precipitation |
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ICE-CAMERA: a flatbed scanner to study inland Antarctic polar precipitation |
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