Effective Ice Particle Densities Derived from Aircraft Data

Abstract

In this study, aircraft data are used to derive effective ice particle densities. This density is defined as the ice particle mass divided by the volume of an equivalent diameter sphere. Measured ice particle size distributions and total ice water contents are used to derive effective ice densities for ice particle populations ( ) as a function e of particle size [ e (D)]. The density values are critical for modeling and remote sensing applications.