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Ice-crystal fallstreaks from supercooled liquid water parent clouds
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Campbell, James R. Spinhirne, James D. O'C Starr, David Ferrare, Richard A. Welton, Ellsworth J. |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Description | On 31 December 2001, ice-crystal fallstreaks (e.g., cirrus uncinus, or colloquially "Mare's Tails") from supercooled liquid water parent clouds were observed by ground-based lidars pointed vertically from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Southern Great Plains (SGP) facility near Lamont, Oklahoma. The incidence of liquid phase cloud with apparent ice-phase precipitation is investigated. Scenarios for mixed-phase particle nucleation, and fallstreak formation and sustenance are discussed. The observations are unique in the context of the historical reverence given to the commonly observed c h s uncinus fallstreak (wholly ice) versus this seemingly contradictory coincidence of liquid water begetting ice-crystal streaks. |
| File Size | 2101881 |
| Page Count | 23 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20040016322 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t80k7b807 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2003-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Water Low Altitude Liquid Phases Crystals Troposphere Clouds Meteorology Supercooling Radiation Measurement Ice Great Plains Corridor North America Optical Radar Drops Liquids Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |