ICING CLOUD MICROSTRUCTURE FROM IN SITU MEASUREMENTS

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Gayet, J. F., Bain, M
• Other Authors: Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique (LaMP), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne 2017-2020 (UCA 2017-2020 )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 1983
• Subjects: [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-AO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph]; [SDU.STU.ME]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Meteorology; Annals of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://hal.uca.fr/hal-01962546; https://hal.uca.fr/hal-01962546/document; https://hal.uca.fr/hal-01962546/file/igs_annals_vol04_year1983_pg66-72.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3189/S0260305500005255

International audience In several experiments carried out in France, the Republic of the Ivory Coast, and Spain, icing clouds were penetrated at different heights by instrumented research aircraft. This paper descrihes the range and the frequencies of occurrence of the relevant icing parameters computed on the cloud scale and for different cloud types. Comparisons between microphysical parameters and meteorological radar signatures show the limitations of these radars when used as a means of locating icing clouds.