Refinements to Ice Particle Mass Dimensional and Terminal Velocity Relationships for Ice Clouds. Part I: Temperature Dependence

• Published in: Journal of the atmospheric sciences Vol. 64; no. 4; pp. 1047 - 1067
• Main Authors: Heymsfield, Andrew J., Bansemer, Aaron, Twohy, Cynthia H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA American Meteorological Society 01.04.2007
• Subjects: Atoms & subatomic particles; Clouds; Data collection; Earth, ocean, space; Estimates; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; General circulation models; Ice; Meteorology; Physics of the high neutral atmosphere; Single crystals; Temperature; Water content; Weather forecasting; Temperature dependence; Mid latitude; Weather forecast; Terminal velocity; Convective cloud; ice; Forecast model; Parameterization; Dimension spectrum; Ice cloud; Particle size distribution; water content; Low latitude

This two-part study attempts to find appropriate mass dimension and terminal velocity relationships that, when considered together with particle size distributions (PSD), agree with coincident measurements of ice water content (IWC), and with variables related to higher moments such as the mean mass...