Turbulence as a Key Driver of Ice Aggregation and Riming in Arctic Low‐Level Mixed‐Phase Clouds, Revealed by Long‐Term Cloud Radar Observations

Abstract Turbulence in clouds is known to enhance particle collision rates, as widely demonstrated for warm rain formation. A similar impact on ice growth processes is expected but a solid observational basis is missing. A statistical analysis of a 15‐month data set of cloud radar observations allow...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Chellini, Stefan Kneifel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-03-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL106599
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