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dc.contributor.authorDrigeard, E.
dc.contributor.authorFontaine, E.
dc.contributor.authorWobrock, W.
dc.contributor.authorSchwarzenböck, A.
dc.contributor.authorDuroure, C.
dc.contributor.authorProtat, A.
dc.contributor.authorDelanoë, J.
dc.contributor.authorCazenave, F.
dc.contributor.authorGosset, M.
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, E. R.
dc.contributor.authorRussell, Brandon S
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-07T14:57:50Z
dc.date.available2017-07-07T14:57:50Z
dc.date.issued2015-12
dc.date.submitted2015-04
dc.identifier.issn1558-8424
dc.identifier.issn1558-8432
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/110527
dc.description.abstractThis study addresses clouds with significant ice water content (IWC) in the stratiform regions downwind of the convective cores of African squall lines in the framework of the French–Indian satellite Megha-Tropiques project, observed in August 2010 next to Niamey (13.5°N, 2°E) in the southwestern part of Niger. The objectives included comparing the IWC–Z reflectivity relationship for precipitation radars in deep stratiform anvils, collocating reflectivity observed from ground radar with the calculated reflectivity from in situ microphysics for all aircraft locations inside the radar range, and interpreting the role of large ice crystals in the reflectivity of centimeter radars through analysis of their microphysical characteristics as ice crystals larger than 5 mm frequently occurred. It was found that, in the range of 20–30 dBZ, IWC and C-band reflectivity are not really correlated. Cloud regions with high IWC caused by important crystal number concentrations can lead to the same reflectivity factor as cloud regions with low IWC formed by a few millimeter-sized ice crystals.en_US
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dc.publisherAmerican Meteorological Societyen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1175/jamc-d-14-0262.1en_US
dc.rightsArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.en_US
dc.sourceAmerican Meteorological Societyen_US
dc.titleA Comparison of Airborne In Situ Cloud Microphysical Measurement with Ground-Based C-Band Radar Observations in Deep Stratiform Regions of African Squall Linesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationDrigeard, E.; Fontaine, E.; Wobrock, W.; Schwarzenböck, A.; Duroure, C.; Williams, E. R.; Russell, B.; Protat, A.; Delanoë, J.; Cazenave, F.; Gosset, M. et al. “A Comparison of Airborne In Situ Cloud Microphysical Measurement with Ground-Based C-Band Radar Observations in Deep Stratiform Regions of African Squall Lines.” Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 54, 12 (December 2015): 2461–2477 © 2015 American Meteorological Societyen_US
dc.contributor.departmentParsons Laboratory for Environmental Science and Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)en_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorWilliams, E. R.
dc.contributor.mitauthorRussell, Brandon S
dc.relation.journalJournal of Applied Meteorology and Climatologyen_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dspace.orderedauthorsDrigeard, E.; Fontaine, E.; Wobrock, W.; Schwarzenböck, A.; Duroure, C.; Williams, E. R.; Russell, B.; Protat, A.; Delanoë, J.; Cazenave, F.; Gosset, M.en_US
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