MikeC
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I'd be interested in the interpretation of peple with a bit more knowledge of weather radar than me about this site - http://watchthesky.org/chems/chemdata.htm
I know some of it is untrue - ther is cloud radar available and lidar is not a necessity for researching cirrus clouds.
And some of it is at least not supported by hte abstract they quote - their conclusion that
means they are not water-based cirrus is simply not supported by the abstact that they have taken that quote from - I can't find the full article online to check the context tho.
But that's about as far as I get - any further analysis would be gratefully received.
Ta
Mike
I know some of it is untrue - ther is cloud radar available and lidar is not a necessity for researching cirrus clouds.
And some of it is at least not supported by hte abstract they quote - their conclusion that
What distinguishes these contrails from natural cirrus is their tendency to remain thin (∼50–500 m), and to generate strong laser backscattering and depolarization, often along with solar coronas, even an hour or more after formation.
means they are not water-based cirrus is simply not supported by the abstact that they have taken that quote from - I can't find the full article online to check the context tho.
But that's about as far as I get - any further analysis would be gratefully received.
Ta
Mike