Advances in Aircraft Measurements of Clouds and Precipitation in China

• Published in: Ying yong qi xiang xue bao = Quarterly journal of applied meteorology Vol. 32; no. 6; pp. 641 - 652
• Main Authors: Guo, Xueliang, Fu, Danhong, Guo, Xin, Fang, Chungang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: Beijing China Meteorological Press 01.11.2021; Editorial Office of Journal of Applied Meteorological Science
• Subjects: Agglomeration; Aggregation; Airborne sensing; Aircraft; aircraft measurements; Cloud formation; Cloud microphysics; Cloud particles; Cloud structure; Cloud thickness; Clouds; clouds and precipitation; Convective clouds; Crystals; Cumulus clouds; Growth; Inspection; Mathematical models; Moisture content; Numerical models; Precipitation; Precipitation formation; precipitation formation mechanism; Radar; Radar data; Remote observing; Remote sensing; Rime; Snow crystals; Snowfall; Sublimation; Supercooled water; Thickness; Water content; Water vapor; Water vapour; Weather effects; Work platforms; China

Aircraft observation is an important detection technology for the phase state, distribution and transformation characteristics of cloud particles. China's cloud and precipitation physical aircraft observation began in the 1960s. After more than 60 years of development, it has been used in aircr...