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Antarctic Clouds

Antarctic Clouds. Tom Lachlan-Cope John King, Amélie Kirchgaessner. Meteorological Airborne Science INstrumentation (MASIN) . Boundary Layer Sea ice Cloud Studies Large scale flow. Instruments. Temperature + Humidity Radiation Turbulence (wind) Fast Temperature, Humidity and CO2

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Antarctic Clouds

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  1. Antarctic Clouds Tom Lachlan-Cope John King, Amélie Kirchgaessner

  2. Meteorological Airborne Science INstrumentation (MASIN) • Boundary Layer • Sea ice • Cloud Studies • Large scale flow

  3. Instruments • Temperature + Humidity • Radiation • Turbulence (wind) • Fast Temperature, Humidity and CO2 • Cloud probe CAPS DPOL • Aerosol Inlet • Camera • Laser Altimeter/Scanning Laser • Surface temperature • Chemistry Inlets

  4. Upward directed short- and long wave radiometers Boom with turbulence probe Cloud Probe Aerosol inlet Downward directed short- and long wave radiometers Frost point hygrometer temperature IRT and video camera

  5. Cloud observations over Antarctic Peninsula • Two campaigns – about 150 hrs flying • See: Grosvenor, D. P., Choularton, T. W., Lachlan-Cope, T., Gallagher, M. W., Crosier, J., Bower, K. N., Ladkin, R. S., and Dorsey, J. R.: In-situ aircraft observations of ice concentrations within clouds over the Antarctic Peninsula and Larsen Ice Shelf, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 11275-11294, doi:10.5194/acp-12-11275-2012, 2012.

  6. Surface energy balance 8 Jan - 8 Feb 2011

  7. AMPS 5 km SWnet LWnet +23.5 -5.7 Hs HL -4.5 +5.1

  8. British Antarctic Survey Antarctic Research Stations

  9. Aircraft measurements • Clouds • Aerosols • BL MAC • Surface measurements • IN • CCN • Aerosols • Chemistry

  10. Any Questions?

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