MMCR

mmcr > Millimeter Wavelength Cloud RadarInstrument Type(s) > Baseline • External • Guest

The millimeter wavelength cloud radar (MMCR) systems probe the extent and composition of clouds at millimeter wavelengths. The MMCR is a zenith-pointing radar that operates at a frequency of 35 GHz. The main purpose of this radar is to determine cloud boundaries (e.g., bottoms and tops). This radar will also report radar reflectivity (dBZ) of the atmosphere up to 20 km. The radar has a Doppler capability that allows measurement of cloud constituent vertical velocities.

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2021

Balmes K and Q Fu. 2021. "All‐sky aerosol direct radiative effects at the ARM SGP site." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126(17), e2021JD034933, 10.1029/2021JD034933.
Research Highlight

Song J, S Yum, S Park, K Kim, K Park, and S Joo. 2021. "Climatology of Melting Layer Heights Estimated from Cloud Radar Observations at Various Locations." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126(17), e2021JD034816, 10.1029/2021JD034816.

Zhao X, X Liu, V Phillips, and S Patade. 2021. "Impacts of secondary ice production on Arctic mixed-phase clouds based on ARM observations and CAM6 single-column model simulations." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 21(7), 10.5194/acp-21-5685-2021.
Research Highlight

Sedlar J, L Riihimaki, K Lantz, and D Turner. 2021. "Development of a Random-Forest Cloud-Regime Classification Model Based on Surface Radiation and Cloud Products." Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 60(4), 10.1175/jamc-d-20-0153.1.

2020

Li X, S Krueger, C Strong, and G Mace. 2020. "Relationship between Wintertime Leads and Low Clouds in the Pan‐Arctic." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125(18), e2020JD032595, 10.1029/2020JD032595.

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