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Spectral optical layer properties of cirrus from collocated airborne measurements – a feasibility study

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Klingebiel,  M.
Particle Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Borrmann,  S.
Particle Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Finger, F., Werner, F., Klingebiel, M., Ehrlich, A., Jäkel, E., Voigt, M., et al. (2015). Spectral optical layer properties of cirrus from collocated airborne measurements – a feasibility study. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, 15, 19045-19077. doi:10.5194/acpd-15-19045-2015.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-002A-3C6E-A
Abstract
Spectral optical layer properties of cirrus are derived from simultaneous and vertically collocated measurements of spectral upward and downward solar irradiance above and below the cloud layer and concurrent in situ microphysical sampling. From the irradiance data spectral transmissivity, absorptivity, reflectivity, and cloud top albedo of the observed cirrus layer are obtained. At the same time microphysical properties of the cirrus were sampled. The close collocation of the radiative and microphysical measurements, above, beneath and inside the cirrus, is obtained by using a research aircraft (Learjet 35A) in tandem with a towed platform called AIRTOSS (AIRcraft TOwed Sensor Shuttle). AIRTOSS can be released from and retracted back to the research aircraft by means of a cable up to a distance of 4 km. Data were collected in two field campaigns above the North and Baltic Sea in spring and late summer 2013. Exemplary results from one measuring flight are discussed also to illustrate the benefits of collocated sampling.