Abstract: The influence of two initialization schemes implemented for cirrus cloud simulation with a mesoscale model (RAMS) when run at two distinct horizontal resolutions (40 and 13.5 km) is investigated. The first method combines ...

Abstract: Cirrus crystal terminal velocities are of primary importance in determining the rate of transport of condensate from upper- to middle-tropospheric levels and profoundly influence the earth?s radiation balance through their ...

Abstract: Ice crystals in cirrus frequently exhibit the shape of a bullet rosette composed of multiple bullets that radiate from a junction center. The scattering phase function of these ice crystals, pertinent to the radiation ...

Abstract: A new approach is described for calculating the mass (m) and terminal velocity (Vt) of ice particles from airborne and balloon-borne imaging probe data as well as its applications for remote sensing and modeling studies. ...

Abstract: Bullet rosette particles are common in ice clouds, and the bullets may often be hollow. Here the single-scattering properties of randomly oriented hollow bullet rosette ice particles are investigated. A bullet, which is ...