The Vertical Structure of Snow Clouds, as Revealed by "Snow Crystal Sondes", Part I

[摘要] Experimentally the collection efficiency of snow crystals by snow crystal sondes was determined to be 36%. This value was smaller than that calculated from Langmuir and Blodgetts' chart, assuming a ribbon shape for the collecting body. However, since the value determined experimentally was considered to be more practical, it was adopted in the measurement of snow crystals in clouds.Sometimes cloud droplets were collected by the snow crystal sonde in snow clouds, and they showed a reasonable size distribution insofar as cloud droplets with diameters greater than 20μ were concerned.

[学科分类] 大气科学