In-situ aircraft observations of ice concentrations within clouds over the Antarctic Peninsula and Larsen Ice Shelf

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: D. P. Grosvenor, T. W. Choularton, T. Lachlan-Cope, M. W. Gallagher, J. Crosier, K. N. Bower, R. S. Ladkin, J. R. Dorsey
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2012
• Subjects: Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Larsen Ice Shelf; Hallett; Antarc*; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-11275-2012; https://doaj.org/article/20552edb16f9404a97efad707cbdde45

In-situ aircraft observations of ice crystal concentrations in Antarctic clouds are presented for the first time. Orographic, layer and wave clouds around the Antarctic Peninsula and Larsen Ice shelf regions were penetrated by the British Antarctic Survey's Twin Otter aircraft, which was equipp...