Cloud effective particle size and water content profile retrievals using combined lidar and radar observations - 2. Comparison with IR radiometer andin situ measurements of ice clouds

Authors
Donovan, DP van Lammeren, ACAP Hogan, RJ Russchenberg, HWJ Apituley, A Francis, P Testud, J Pelon, J Quante, M Goddard, J
Citation
Dp. Donovan et al., Cloud effective particle size and water content profile retrievals using combined lidar and radar observations - 2. Comparison with IR radiometer andin situ measurements of ice clouds, J GEO RES-A, 106(D21), 2001, pp. 27449-27464
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES → ACNP
Volume
106
Issue
D21
Year of publication
2001
Pages
27449 - 27464
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
A new combined lidar/radar inversion procedure has been developed for cloud effective radius and water content retrievals. The algorithm treats the li dar extinction, derived effective particle size, and multiple-scattering ef fects together in a consistent fashion. This procedure has been applied to data taken during the Netherlands Cloud and Radiation (CLARA) campaign and the Cloud Lidar and Radar Experiment (CLARE'98) multisensor cloud measureme nt campaign. The results of the algorithm compare well with simultaneous IR radiometer cloud measurements as well as with measurements made by using a ircraft-mounted two-dimensional probe particle-sizing instruments.