Using a new ceilometer to detect the phase of clouds (IMAGE)

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Using a new ceilometer to detect the phase of clouds

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Ceilometers are traditionally used to measure the height of the lowest layer of clouds in a convenient way. However, a newer ceilometer model that was recently introduced has a built-in function that allows it to distinguish between ice and liquid clouds across multiple cloud layers. Researchers recently validated this new capability in a comparative study in northern Japan, paving the way to a better understanding of the effects of clouds in the context of climate change.

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Jun Inoue from National Institute of Polar Research, Japan

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