Measurement and Analysis of the Microphysical Properties of Arctic Precipitation Showing Frequent Occurrence of Riming
Abstract
Abstract Detailed ground‐based observations of snow are scarce in remote regions, such as the Arctic. Here, Multi‐Angle Snowflake Camera measurements of over 55,000 solid hydrometeors—obtained during a two‐year period from August 2016 to August 2018 at Oliktok Point, Alaska—are analyzed and compared to similar measurements from an earlier experiment at Alta, Utah. In general, distributions of hydrometeor fall speed, fall orientation, aspect ratio, flatness, and complexity (i.e., riming degree) were observed to be very similar between the two locations, except that Arctic hydrometeors tended to be smaller. In total, the slope parameter defining a negative exponential of the size distribution was approximately 50% steeper in the Arctic as at Alta. Sixty‐six percent of particles were observed to be rimed or moderately rimed with some suggestion that riming is favored by weak boundary layer stability. On average, the fall speed of rimed particles was not notably different from aggregates. However, graupel density and fall speed increase as cloud temperatures approach the melting point.
- Authors:
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[1];
[2]
- Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States); Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (United States)
- Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States); Particle Flux Analytics Inc., Park City, UT (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Data Center
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Contributing Org.:
- PNNL; BNL; ANL; ORNL
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1856789
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1862704
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0016282; NSF-1841870; DE‐SC0016282
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 127; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 2169-897X
- Publisher:
- American Geophysical Union
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 58 GEOSCIENCES
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Fitch, Kyle E., and Garrett, Timothy J. Measurement and Analysis of the Microphysical Properties of Arctic Precipitation Showing Frequent Occurrence of Riming. United States: N. p., 2022.
Web. doi:10.1029/2021jd035980.
Fitch, Kyle E., & Garrett, Timothy J. Measurement and Analysis of the Microphysical Properties of Arctic Precipitation Showing Frequent Occurrence of Riming. United States. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021jd035980
Fitch, Kyle E., and Garrett, Timothy J. Tue .
"Measurement and Analysis of the Microphysical Properties of Arctic Precipitation Showing Frequent Occurrence of Riming". United States. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021jd035980. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1856789.
@article{osti_1856789,
title = {Measurement and Analysis of the Microphysical Properties of Arctic Precipitation Showing Frequent Occurrence of Riming},
author = {Fitch, Kyle E. and Garrett, Timothy J.},
abstractNote = {Abstract Detailed ground‐based observations of snow are scarce in remote regions, such as the Arctic. Here, Multi‐Angle Snowflake Camera measurements of over 55,000 solid hydrometeors—obtained during a two‐year period from August 2016 to August 2018 at Oliktok Point, Alaska—are analyzed and compared to similar measurements from an earlier experiment at Alta, Utah. In general, distributions of hydrometeor fall speed, fall orientation, aspect ratio, flatness, and complexity (i.e., riming degree) were observed to be very similar between the two locations, except that Arctic hydrometeors tended to be smaller. In total, the slope parameter defining a negative exponential of the size distribution was approximately 50% steeper in the Arctic as at Alta. Sixty‐six percent of particles were observed to be rimed or moderately rimed with some suggestion that riming is favored by weak boundary layer stability. On average, the fall speed of rimed particles was not notably different from aggregates. However, graupel density and fall speed increase as cloud temperatures approach the melting point.},
doi = {10.1029/2021jd035980},
journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres},
number = 7,
volume = 127,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 12 00:00:00 EDT 2022},
month = {Tue Apr 12 00:00:00 EDT 2022}
}
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