Cloud Measurement Techniques in Situ

D Baumgardner; Alexei Korolev; Martin Gallagher; C. Twohy; Jan Henneberger

doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-96026-7.00036-9

Cloud Measurement Techniques in Situ

D Baumgardner^*, Alexei Korolev, Martin Gallagher, C. Twohy, Jan Henneberger

^*Corresponding author for this work

Earth and Environmental Sciences - Academic & Research

ETH Zurich (Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich)

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Abstract

The impact of clouds on weather and climate is determined by their microphysical properties (i.e., the size distribution, water content, light extinction coefficient, and shape). Understanding how these properties evolve requires detailed studies with in situ measurements using a suite of different sensors. This article gives an overview of the different techniques that are currently used to determine these cloud characteristics and examples of some of the types of information that can be extracted from these data.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
Place of Publication	Amsterdam
Publisher	Elsevier BV
Pages	1-11
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9780124095489
ISBN (Print)	9780124095489
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-96026-7.00036-9
Publication status	Published - 20 Apr 2024

Keywords

cloud microphysical properties
cloud physics
droplet/crystal size distribution
hot-wire sensor
instrumentation
liquid water concentration
optical array probe
cloud droplet probe

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