Double-Receiver-Based Pure Rotational Raman LiDAR for Measuring Atmospheric Temperature at Altitudes Between Near Ground and Up To 35 km

Liu, Fuchao; Yi, Fan; Zhang, Yunpeng; Yang, Yi

doi:10.1109/tgrs.2019.2933461

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“…However, the observations of the two instruments were not strictly simultaneous and collocated, which may have induced some uncertainties in the meteorological conditions along the seeder‐feeder path. In the future, simultaneous observations of water vapor Raman lidar (Liu and Yi, 2013) and pure rotational Raman lidar (Liu et al., 2019; Pan et al., 2020) at our observatory will be a potential solution to accurately characterize the RH and temperature conditions. The initial velocities of the falling ice crystals in the sublimation calculations were estimated from the profile‐to‐profile descent rate of enhanced δ derived by polarization lidar, which can be more accurate in the future by involving Doppler lidar and wind profiler observations (Bühl et al., 2015).…”

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Natural Seeder‐Feeder Process Originating From Mixed‐Phase Clouds Observed With Polarization Lidar and Radiosonde at a Mid‐Latitude Plain Site

Liu

et al. 2022

JGR Atmospheres

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Natural seeder‐feeder processes play an essential role in the formation and enhancement of precipitation. However, the cloud‐seeding process from mixed‐phase clouds is still not well understood due to the lack of sufficient observations. Natural seeder‐feeder processes from mixed‐phase clouds (seeder clouds) to lower‐lying liquid clouds (feeder clouds) were observed on 19 occasions using ground‐based polarization lidar and radiosonde measurements from June 2018 to June 2020 at a mid‐latitude plain observatory in Wuhan (30.5°N, 114.4°E), China. Ice crystals originating from seeder clouds fell into feeder clouds located 0.2–2.2 km below. During the sedimentation between seeder and feeder clouds, ice crystals partly underwent sublimation when passing through the in‐between dry air layers. The feeder clouds inhibited those ice crystals from complete sublimation and grew them larger by riming or vapor deposition from a favorable liquid water supply. Subsequently, ice crystals were observed afresh falling from feeder clouds, forming ice virgae descending toward the surface. Owing to cloud seeding, feeder clouds with cloud‐top temperatures (CTTs) as warm as −0.2°C to −14.5°C could produce ice virgae, although these CTTs are generally considered somewhat insufficient to initiate primary ice nucleation. The observed optically thin feeder clouds prolonged the survival time/distance of falling ice crystals, indicating that denser feeder clouds may induce enhanced precipitation.

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Natural Seeder‐Feeder Process Originating From Mixed‐Phase Clouds Observed With Polarization Lidar and Radiosonde at a Mid‐Latitude Plain Site

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JGR Atmospheres

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“…To solve the “dilemma” between telescope aperture and low‐altitude blind area, a double‐receiver‐based PRR lidar was built for full‐range temperature profiling as seen in the schematic in Liu et al. (2019).…”

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“…A detailed description of this PRR lidar system and its performance can be found in Liu et al. (2019, 2021). An updated new‐type PRR lidar based on the single‐line‐extraction technique is in progress and will enable temperature measurement in the daytime (Peng et al., 2021; Weng et al., 2018).…”

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“…It should also be mentioned that, besides PRR lidar, some other lidar technical schemes for temperature measurement such as differential absorption lidar (DIAL) (Spuler et al, 2021;Stillwell et al, 2020) and high spectral resolution lidar (HSRL) (Wang et al, 2021) may also perform atmospheric temperature measurements with reliable accuracy. Currently, the up-to-date PRR lidar as reported by Liu et al (2019) can provide temperature profiles covering a large altitude range from near ground to up to the upper troposphere and stratosphere, which is considered an optimal option for atmospheric delay correction.…”

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“…Thus, temperature profiles T(z) can be obtained with high temporal/spatial resolutions and reliable accuracy. A detailed description of this PRR lidar system and its performance can be found in Liu et al (2019Liu et al ( , 2021).…”

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Double-Receiver-Based Pure Rotational Raman LiDAR for Measuring Atmospheric Temperature at Altitudes Between Near Ground and Up To 35 km

Cited by 13 publications

References 30 publications

Natural Seeder‐Feeder Process Originating From Mixed‐Phase Clouds Observed With Polarization Lidar and Radiosonde at a Mid‐Latitude Plain Site

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