Cloud ice water
Measurement Categories: Atmospheric State, Cloud Properties
Description: The concentration (mass/vol) of ice water particles in a cloud.
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Instruments that produce the measurement
The above measurement is considered scientifically relevant for the following instruments. Refer to the datastream (netcdf) file headers of each instrument for a list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.
- External Instruments
- Field Campaign Instruments
- 94 GHz, W-band Airborne Cloud Radar (MMCR94-AIR)
- Cloud Spectrometer and Impactor (CSI)
- Eta Model Runs (ETA)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses (ECMWFDIAG)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data (ECMWF)
- NOAA Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-B (AMSU-B-NOAA)
- University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft (CITATION)
Datastreams including the measurement
- (ECMWFDIAG) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses Datastreams
- ecmwfdarvar - ECMWF: model met. and cloud variables at altitude, Darwin
- ecmwfmanvar - ECMWF: model met. and cloud variables at altitude, Manus, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfnauvar - ECMWF: model met. and cloud variables at altitude, Nauru 1-hr avg
- ecmwfvar - ECMWF: model met. and cloud variables at altitude, entire coverage, 1-hr avg
- (MOLTS) Model Output Location Time Series Datastreams
- moltsedassfcclass0 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., basic surface, params, stations
- moltsedassfcclass1 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., enhanced surface, params, stations
- moltsedassndclass1 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., enhances soundings, params, stations
- (RUC) Rapid Update Cycle Model Data Datastreams
- allruc20hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: hybrid analysis data, 20-km resolution
- allruc40hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: hybrid analyisis data, 40 km resolution
- ruc20hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: daily hybrid analysis data, 20 km resolution