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NERC Reference : NER/Z/S/2003/00643

The properties of ice clouds and supercooled liquid water layer clouds derived from ground based polarimetric radar and lidar observations.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AJ Illingworth, University of Reading, Meteorology
Co-Investigator:
Professor RJ Hogan, European Centre for Medium Range Weather, ECMWF
Science Area:
Atmospheric
Overall Classification:
Atmospheric
ENRIs:
Natural Resource Management
Global Change
Environmental Risks and Hazards
Science Topics:
Water In The Atmosphere
Tropospheric Processes
Hydrological Processes
Climate & Climate Change
Abstract:
Clouds play a crucial role in the radiation balance of the earth. The radiation properties of ice clouds are very dependent upon the size of the ice particles together with their density and shape and whether their orientation is random or there is a degree of alignment. The presence of thin layers of supercooled liquid clouds also has a profound influence on the radiative properties of clouds and their microphysical evolution. New measurement techniques using polarisation radar and depolarisation lidar dwelling at 45 degrees elevation together with dual wavelength Doppler cloud radars will be exploited which will reveal these properties and answer key questions about the evolution of mixed phase clouds and the properties of ice clouds. These techniques can then be adapted to provide global coverage using future spaceborne cloud radar and depolarisation lidar.
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2005 - 30 Jun 2008
Value:
£215,486
Authorised funds only
NERC Reference:
NER/Z/S/2003/00643
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
EO Programmes Pre FEC2
Grant Status:
Closed

This grant award has a total value of £215,486  

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FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)

Total - T&STotal - StaffTotal - Other CostsTotal - EquipmentTotal - Indirect Costs
£2,088£110,988£5,483£45,872£51,054

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