Observations of Ice Microphysics through the Melting LayerSource: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences:;2015:;Volume( 072 ):;issue: 008::page 2902DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-14-0363.1Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: he detailed microphysical processes and properties within the melting layer (ML)?the continued growth of the aggregates by the collection of the small particles, the breakup of these aggregates, the effects of relative humidity on particle melting?are largely unresolved. This study focuses on addressing these questions for in-cloud heights from just above to just below the ML. Observations from four field programs employing in situ measurements from above to below the ML are used to characterize the microphysics through this region. With increasing temperatures from about ?4° to +1°C, and for saturated conditions, slope and intercept parameters of exponential fits to the particle size distributions (PSD) fitted to the data continue to decrease downward, the maximum particle size (largest particle sampled for each 5-s PSD) increases, and melting proceeds from the smallest to the largest particles. With increasing temperature from about ?4° to +2°C for highly subsaturated conditions, the PSD slope and intercept continue to decrease downward, the maximum particle size increases, and there is relatively little melting, but all particles experience sublimation.
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contributor author | Heymsfield, Andrew J. | |
contributor author | Bansemer, Aaron | |
contributor author | Poellot, Michael R. | |
contributor author | Wood, Norm | |
date accessioned | 2017-06-09T16:58:15Z | |
date available | 2017-06-09T16:58:15Z | |
date copyright | 2015/08/01 | |
date issued | 2015 | |
identifier issn | 0022-4928 | |
identifier other | ams-77247.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4219784 | |
description abstract | he detailed microphysical processes and properties within the melting layer (ML)?the continued growth of the aggregates by the collection of the small particles, the breakup of these aggregates, the effects of relative humidity on particle melting?are largely unresolved. This study focuses on addressing these questions for in-cloud heights from just above to just below the ML. Observations from four field programs employing in situ measurements from above to below the ML are used to characterize the microphysics through this region. With increasing temperatures from about ?4° to +1°C, and for saturated conditions, slope and intercept parameters of exponential fits to the particle size distributions (PSD) fitted to the data continue to decrease downward, the maximum particle size (largest particle sampled for each 5-s PSD) increases, and melting proceeds from the smallest to the largest particles. With increasing temperature from about ?4° to +2°C for highly subsaturated conditions, the PSD slope and intercept continue to decrease downward, the maximum particle size increases, and there is relatively little melting, but all particles experience sublimation. | |
publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
title | Observations of Ice Microphysics through the Melting Layer | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 72 | |
journal issue | 8 | |
journal title | Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences | |
identifier doi | 10.1175/JAS-D-14-0363.1 | |
journal fristpage | 2902 | |
journal lastpage | 2928 | |
tree | Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences:;2015:;Volume( 072 ):;issue: 008 | |
contenttype | Fulltext |