Model-based evaluation of cloud geometry and droplet size retrievals from two-dimensional polarized measurements of specMACS

Abstract 70 130 (46 ± 140)  m. For the effective radius, an absolute average difference of about (- 0.2 ± 1.30)  µ m from the expected effective radius from the LES model input is derived for the realistic simulation and (- 0.03 ± 1.28)  µ m for the simulation without cloud development. The difference between the effective variance derived from the cloudbow retrieval and the expected effective variance is (0.02 ± 0.05) for both simulations. Additional studies concerning the correlations between larger errors in the effective radius or variance and the optical thickness of the observed clouds have revealed that low values in the optical thickness do not have an impact on the accuracy of the retrieval.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Model-based evaluation of cloud geometry and droplet size retrievals from two-dimensional polarized measurements of specMACS ; volume:17 ; number:6 ; year:2024 ; pages:1703-1719 ; extent:17 ; Atmospheric measurement techniques ; 17, Heft 6 (2024), 1703-1719 (gesamt 17)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Volkmer, Lea ; Pörtge, Veronika ; Jakub, Fabian ; Mayer, Bernhard

Further information

• DOI: 10.5194/amt-17-1703-2024
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024032803255228227773
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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