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ARSCL

Active Remote Sensing of CLouds

Baseline VAP, External VAP

The Active Remote Sensing of Clouds (ARSCL) VAP combines data from active remote sensors to produce an objective determination of hydrometeor height distributions and estimates of their radar reflectivities, vertical velocities, and Doppler spectral widths, which are optimized for accuracy. These data provide fundamental information for retrieving cloud microphysical properties and assessing the radiative effects of clouds on climate.

  • Eugene Clothiaux
    Science Sponsor PI Pennsylvania State University
  • Die Wang
    Translator Brookhaven National Laboratory

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Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) | Reviewed October 2024