Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8864438 | Atmospheric Research | 2018 | 17 Pages |
Abstract
Data from three radar systems were used: the Wyoming Cloud Radar, two Ka-band profiling Micro-Rain Radars, and a X-band scanning Doppler-on-Wheels (DOW) radar. Composite data from these radar systems and from gauges in the target area indicate an increase in low-level reflectivity and precipitation rate during seeding. This finding generally agrees with other published ASCII case studies. The increase in reflectivity during seeding in the target area appears to be due mainly to an increase in particle size (aggregation), not number concentration, as suggested by DOW differential reflectivity and by disdrometer and Cloud Particle Imager measurements on the ground.
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Authors
Binod Pokharel, Bart Geerts, Xiaoqin Jing,