HOVERCAT: A novel aerial system for evaluation of aerosol-cloud interactions | CU Experts

Abstract. Aerosols have a profound impact on cloud microphysics through their ability to serve as ice nucleating particles (INPs). As a result, cloud radiative properties and precipitation processes are modulated by such aerosol-cloud interactions. However, one of the largest uncertainties associated with atmospheric processes is the indirect effect of aerosols on clouds. The need for more advanced observations of INPs in the atmospheric vertical profile is apparent, yet most ice nucleation measurements are conducted at the ground or during infrequent and intensive airborne field campaigns. Here, we describe a novel measurement platform that is less expensive and smaller (;

Creamean JM; Primm KM; Tolbert MA; Hall EG; Wendell J; Jordan A; Sheridan PJ; Smith J; Schnell RC

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