Cloud phase and macrophysical properties over the Southern Ocean during the MARCUS field campaign

Abstract ∘  S, 60 to 160∘  E) from October 2017 to March 2018. To examine cloud properties over the midlatitude and polar regions, the study domain is separated into the northern (NSO) and southern (SSO) parts of the SO, with a demarcation line of 60∘  S. The total cloud fractions (CFs) were 77.9 %, 67.6 %, and 90.3 % for the entire domain, NSO and SSO, respectively, indicating that higher CFs were observed in the polar region. Low-level clouds and deep convective clouds are the two most common cloud types over the SO. ∼ 8  K, and atmospheric precipitable water vapor increased from ∼ 5  mm at 69∘  S to ∼ 18  mm at 43∘  S. The mean cloud liquid water paths over NSO were much larger than those over SSO. Most liquid clouds occurred over NSO, with very few over SSO, whereas more mixed-phase clouds occurred over SSO than over NSO. There were no significant differences for the ice cloud Freq between NSO and SSO. The ice particle sizes are comparable to cloud droplets and drizzle drops and well mixed in the cloud layer. These results will be valuable for advancing our understanding of the meridional and vertical distributions of clouds and can be used to improve model simulations over the SO.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Cloud phase and macrophysical properties over the Southern Ocean during the MARCUS field campaign ; volume:15 ; number:12 ; year:2022 ; pages:3761-3777 ; extent:17
Atmospheric measurement techniques ; 15, Heft 12 (2022), 3761-3777 (gesamt 17)

Urheber
Xi, Baike
Dong, Xiquan
Zheng, Xiaojian
Wu, Peng

DOI
10.5194/amt-15-3761-2022
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022063005281315263131
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15.08.2025, 07:32 MESZ

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  • Xi, Baike
  • Dong, Xiquan
  • Zheng, Xiaojian
  • Wu, Peng

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