N: 48.658 S: 31.073 E: -64.894 W: -95.46
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The Cloud Radar System (CRS) IMPACTS dataset consists of calibrated radar reflectivity, Doppler velocity, linear depolarization ratio, and normalized radar cross-section estimates collected by the Cloud Radar System (CRS) onboard the NASA ER-2 high-altitude research aircraft. These data were gathered during the Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS) field campaign. IMPACTS was a three-year sequence of winter season deployments conducted to study snowstorms over the U.S. Atlantic Coast (2020-2023). The campaign aimed to (1) Provide observations critical to understanding the mechanisms of snowband formation, organization, and evolution; (2) Examine how the microphysical characteristics and likely growth mechanisms of snow particles vary across snowbands; and (3) Improve snowfall remote sensing interpretation and modeling to significantly advance prediction capabilities. The CRS IMPACTS dataset files are available from January 25, 2020, through February 28, 2023, in HDF-5 format.
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| Title | Year Sort ascending | Author | Topic |
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| In-cloud characteristics observed in northeastern and midwestern US non-orographic winter storms with implications for ice particle mass growth and residence time | Allen, Luke R., Yuter, Sandra E., Crowe, Declan M., Miller, Matthew A., Thornhill, K. Lee | Cloud Microphysics, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Particle Size Distribution, Flight Level Winds, Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Relative Humidity, Potential Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Atmospheric Temperature Indices, Airspeed/Ground Speed, Attitude Characteristics, Atmospheric Precipitation Indices, Cloud Dynamics, Radar Reflectivity, Doppler Velocity, Radar Reflectivity, Doppler Velocity, SPECTRUM WIDTH | |
| Simultaneous Observations from In Situ Ground-Based and Airborne Radars at Multiple Frequency Bands Over Winter Storms | Chandrasekar, V., Kim, EunYeol, Biswas, Sounak Kumar, Wolff, David B., McLinden, Matthew, Junyent, Francesc, George, Jim | Cloud Microphysics, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Particle Size Distribution, Cloud Dynamics, Doppler Velocity, SPECTRUM WIDTH, Radar Cross-Section, Radar Reflectivity, Doppler Velocity, SPECTRUM WIDTH, Atmospheric Precipitation Indices, Radar Reflectivity | |
| How does riming influence the observed spatial variability of ice water | Maherndl, Nina, Moser, Manuel, Schirmacher, Imke, Bansemer, Aaron, Lucke, Johannes, Voigt, Christiane, Maahn, Maximilian | Cloud Microphysics, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Particle Size Distribution, Cloud Dynamics, Doppler Velocity, SPECTRUM WIDTH, Radar Cross-Section, Radar Reflectivity, Doppler Velocity, SPECTRUM WIDTH, Cloud Droplet Distribution, Water Vapor Indicators, Atmospheric Precipitation Indices, Radar Reflectivity | |
| Evaluation of Physical Microphysical Property Retrieval Algorithms During the 2020 IMPACTS Field Campaign | Nicholls, Stephen D., Heymsfield, Andrew, Heymsfield, Gerald M., Yorks, John E., Bansemer, Aaron, Aubry, Clemantyne, Deng, Min, Delanoe, Julien | Cloud Microphysics, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Particle Size Distribution, Relative Humidity, Potential Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Wind Speed, Atmospheric Temperature Indices, Airspeed/Ground Speed, Attitude Characteristics, Geolocation, Cloud Droplet Distribution, Water Vapor Indicators, Aerosol Backscatter, Lidar Depolarization Ratio, Optical Depth/Thickness, Atmospheric Precipitation Indices, Cloud Dynamics, Radar Reflectivity, Doppler Velocity, Radar Reflectivity, Doppler Velocity, SPECTRUM WIDTH | |
| HighResolution Snowstorm Measurements and Retrievals Using CrossPlatform MultiFrequency and Polarimetric Radars | Dunnavan, Edwin L., Carlin, Jacob T., Schvartzman, David, Ryzhkov, Alexander V., Bluestein, Howard, Emmerson, Samuel, McFarquhar, Greg M., Heymsfield, Gerald M., Yorks, John | Cloud Dynamics, Doppler Velocity, SPECTRUM WIDTH, Radar Cross-Section, Radar Reflectivity, Doppler Velocity, SPECTRUM WIDTH, Atmospheric Precipitation Indices, Radar Reflectivity | |
| Investigation of Microphysical Properties within Regions of Enhanced Dual-Frequency Ratio During the IMPACTS Field Campaign | Finlon, Joseph A., McMurdie, Lynn A., Chase, Randy J. | Cloud Dynamics, Doppler Velocity, SPECTRUM WIDTH, Radar Cross-Section, Radar Reflectivity, Doppler Velocity, SPECTRUM WIDTH, Atmospheric Precipitation Indices, Radar Reflectivity, Visible Radiance, Infrared Radiance | |
| The NASA GSFC 94-GHz Airborne Solid-State Cloud Radar System (CRS) | Walker McLinden, Matthew L., Li, Lihua, Heymsfield, Gerald M., Coon, Michael, Emory, Amber | Atmospheric Precipitation Indices, Cloud Dynamics, Radar Reflectivity, Doppler Velocity, Radar Reflectivity, Doppler Velocity, SPECTRUM WIDTH |