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Comparison of Super-cooled Liquid Water Cloud Properties Derived from Satellite and Aircraft Measurements
Technical Paper
2003-01-2156
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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A theoretically based algorithm to derive super-cooled liquid water (SLW) cloud macrophysical and microphysical properties is applied to operational satellite data and compared to pilot reports (PIREPS – from commercial and private aircraft) of icing and to in-situ measurements collected from a NASA icing research aircraft. The method has been shown to correctly identify the existence of SLW provided there are no higher-level ice crystal clouds (i.e. cirrus) above the SLW deck. The satellite-derived SLW cloud properties, particularly the cloud temperature, optical thickness or water path and water droplet size, show good qualitative correspondence with aircraft observations and icing intensity reports. Preliminary efforts to quantify the relationship between the satellite retrievals, PIREPS and aircraft measurements are reported here. The goal is to determine the extent to which the satellite-derived cloud parameters can be used to improve icing diagnoses and forecasts.
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Smith, W., Minnis, P., Bernstein, B., McDonough, F. et al., "Comparison of Super-cooled Liquid Water Cloud Properties Derived from Satellite and Aircraft Measurements," SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-2156, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-2156.Also In
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