Ice-Nucleating Particle Data from Active Remote Sensing and In Situ Observations

ETH Zurich researchers provide data for a study on ice-nucleating particles and ice multiplication in the atmosphere. The data supports the 2022 paper 'Retrieving ice-nucleating particle concentration and ice multiplication factors using active remote sensing validated by in situ observations'. Scripts to reproduce the publication's figures are available upon request.

Use Cases

• Validate remote sensing retrievals of ice-nucleating particle concentrations based on the described methodology
• Study ice multiplication processes in clouds using the combined remote sensing and in situ data
• Develop or test algorithms for atmospheric active remote sensing instruments
• Benchmark climate model representations of ice nucleation against observational data

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to a peer-reviewed scientific publication in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.
• Includes validation from in situ observations, as described in the paper.
• Associated scripts for figure reproduction are available, indicating potential for reproducibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

ETH Zurich

Collection Method

Combined active remote sensing and in situ observations, as described in the associated scientific paper.