A short course on Cloud Physics Data: In-Situ Measurements, Data Processing, and Analysis Methodology will be held at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, India, 31 July – 1 August 2021. (Note: ICCP 2020 and the short course were originally postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The short courses will be conducted as a hybrid/virtual meeting, depending on the improvement in the pandemic.
Chairs: Greg McFarquhar (University of Oklahoma) and Darrel Baumgardner
Meeting Information
| Name | Short Course on Cloud Physics Data: Measurement, Processing and Analysis Methodology |
| Venue | Indian Institute for Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune |
| Dates | July 31 – August 1 2021. |
| Sponsors | International Commission on Clouds and Precipitation, Droplet Measurement Technologies, LLC |
| Local Organizing Committee | The Chairperson of the LOC: Dr. Thara Prabhakaran Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411008 thara@tropmet.res.in |
| Website | https://iccp2020.tropmet.res.in |
| Objectives and Scope | To instruct students, early career scientists and scientists new to the field of cloud physics in modern techniques for measuring cloud microphysical properties, and processing, analyzing and interpreting such data (see below) |
Background and Course Description
The 18th International Conference on Clouds and Precipitation will be held in Pune, India, August 2-6, 2021. As a complementary meeting that would be held the weekend prior to this conference, we will conduct a short course focused on teaching techniques for measuring cloud (fog) properties and methodologies for processing, analyzing and interpreting such measurements.
The basic components for this course that would be held all day on the Saturday and half day on the Sunday prior to conference registration, are listed below. We would expect the majority of participants to be also attending the conference. In addition to the co-proposers, Baumgardner and McFarquhar, instructors will be instrumentation experts that will also be attending the conference.
Short Course Outline
Techniques for Measuring Cloud Hydrometeor Nuclei
- Fundamentals of Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN) spectrometers
- Fundamentals of Spectrometers Measuring Ice Nucleating Particles (INPs)
Techniques for Measuring Individual Cloud Hydrometeors
- Fundamentals of single particle light scattering sensors
- Fundamentals of particle imaging with optical array probes
- Fundamentals of holography
Techniques for Measuring Cloud Bulk Properties
- Fundamentals of LWC/TWC sensors
- Fundamentals of Light Extinction sensors
Methodologies for Processing/Analyzing Measurements of Cloud Hydrometeor Nuclei
- Fundamentals of CCN processing and analysis
- Fundamentals of INP processing and analysis
Methodologies for Processing/Analyzing Measurements of Individual Cloud Hydrometeors
- Fundamentals of processing and analysis of single particle light scattering sensor data
- Fundamentals of processing and analysis of particle images made with optical array probes
- Fundamentals of processing and analysis of holographic images
Methodologies for Processing/Analyzing Measurements of Cloud Bulk Properties
- Fundamentals of processing and analysis of data from LWC/TWC sensors
Software for data processing, analysis and presentations
- Description of software packages
- Training with selected packages
History of Cloud Physics Probe Processing Data Workshops
2010: Seaside, Oregon (before American Meteorological Society Conference on Cloud Physics)
2013: Zurich, Switzerland (before the Davos Atmosphere and Cryosphere Assembly)
2014: Boston, Massachusetts (before American Meteorological Society Conference on Cloud Physics)
2016: Manchester, United Kingdom (before 17th International Conference on Clouds and Precipitation)
2017: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (before the 2nd International Conference on Airborne Research for the Environment)
2018: Vancouver, British Columbia (before American Meteorological Society Conference on Cloud Physics)