Low-level mixed-phase clouds at the high Arctic site of Ny-Ålesund: a comprehensive long-term dataset of remote sensing observations
We present a comprehensive quality-controlled 15-month dataset of remote sensing observations of low-level mixed-phase clouds (LLMPCs) taken at the high Arctic site of Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway. LLMPCs occur frequently in the Arctic region and extensively affect the energy budget. However, our un...
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ftcopernicus:oai:publications.copernicus.org:essd111096 2024-09-15T18:27:15+00:00 Low-level mixed-phase clouds at the high Arctic site of Ny-Ålesund: a comprehensive long-term dataset of remote sensing observations Chellini, Giovanni Gierens, Rosa Ebell, Kerstin Kiszler, Theresa Krobot, Pavel Myagkov, Alexander Schemann, Vera Kneifel, Stefan 2023-12-04 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-5427-2023 https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/15/5427/2023/ eng eng doi:10.5194/essd-15-5427-2023 https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/15/5427/2023/ eISSN: 1866-3516 Text 2023 ftcopernicus https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-5427-2023 2024-08-28T05:24:15Z We present a comprehensive quality-controlled 15-month dataset of remote sensing observations of low-level mixed-phase clouds (LLMPCs) taken at the high Arctic site of Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway. LLMPCs occur frequently in the Arctic region and extensively affect the energy budget. However, our understanding of the ice microphysical processes taking place in these clouds is incomplete. The dual-wavelength and polarimetric Doppler cloud radar observations, which are the cornerstones of the dataset, provide valuable fingerprints of ice microphysical processes, and the high number of cases included allows for the compiling of robust statistics for process studies. The radar data are complemented with thermodynamic retrievals from a microwave radiometer, liquid base height from a ceilometer, and wind fields from large-eddy simulations. All data are quality controlled, especially the cloud radar data, which are accurately calibrated, matched, and corrected for gas and liquid-hydrometeor attenuation, ground clutter, and range folding. We finally present an analysis of the temperature dependence of Doppler, dual-wavelength, and polarimetric radar variables, to illustrate how the dataset can be used for cloud microphysical studies. The dataset has been published in Chellini et al. ( 2023 ) and is freely available at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7803064 . Text Ny Ålesund Ny-Ålesund Svalbard Copernicus Publications: E-Journals Earth System Science Data 15 12 5427 5448 |
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We present a comprehensive quality-controlled 15-month dataset of remote sensing observations of low-level mixed-phase clouds (LLMPCs) taken at the high Arctic site of Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway. LLMPCs occur frequently in the Arctic region and extensively affect the energy budget. However, our understanding of the ice microphysical processes taking place in these clouds is incomplete. The dual-wavelength and polarimetric Doppler cloud radar observations, which are the cornerstones of the dataset, provide valuable fingerprints of ice microphysical processes, and the high number of cases included allows for the compiling of robust statistics for process studies. The radar data are complemented with thermodynamic retrievals from a microwave radiometer, liquid base height from a ceilometer, and wind fields from large-eddy simulations. All data are quality controlled, especially the cloud radar data, which are accurately calibrated, matched, and corrected for gas and liquid-hydrometeor attenuation, ground clutter, and range folding. We finally present an analysis of the temperature dependence of Doppler, dual-wavelength, and polarimetric radar variables, to illustrate how the dataset can be used for cloud microphysical studies. The dataset has been published in Chellini et al. ( 2023 ) and is freely available at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7803064 . |
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Chellini, Giovanni Gierens, Rosa Ebell, Kerstin Kiszler, Theresa Krobot, Pavel Myagkov, Alexander Schemann, Vera Kneifel, Stefan Low-level mixed-phase clouds at the high Arctic site of Ny-Ålesund: a comprehensive long-term dataset of remote sensing observations |
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Chellini, Giovanni Gierens, Rosa Ebell, Kerstin Kiszler, Theresa Krobot, Pavel Myagkov, Alexander Schemann, Vera Kneifel, Stefan |
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Low-level mixed-phase clouds at the high Arctic site of Ny-Ålesund: a comprehensive long-term dataset of remote sensing observations |
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Low-level mixed-phase clouds at the high Arctic site of Ny-Ålesund: a comprehensive long-term dataset of remote sensing observations |
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Low-level mixed-phase clouds at the high Arctic site of Ny-Ålesund: a comprehensive long-term dataset of remote sensing observations |
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Low-level mixed-phase clouds at the high Arctic site of Ny-Ålesund: a comprehensive long-term dataset of remote sensing observations |
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Low-level mixed-phase clouds at the high Arctic site of Ny-Ålesund: a comprehensive long-term dataset of remote sensing observations |
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