Research Article

Aircraft Observations of Ice Particle Properties in Stratiform Precipitating Clouds

Table 1

Horizontal flight leg features, including aircraft, beginning and end times, altitudes, and cloud temperatures.

NoDate (YYMMDD)AircraftTimes (CST-hhmm)Altitude (km)Temperature (°C)

Leg 1100420Shanxi1030–10503.6−4.2–−0.4
Leg 2100420Beijing1645–17104.3−4.1–−2.5
Leg 3100420Shanxi1645–17103.7−1.8–−0.4
Leg 4100421Shanxi1035–10553.9−5.1–−4.2
Leg 5090501Beijing0930–10033.6−3.9–−0.5
Leg 6090501Shanxi0930–10154.2−8.5–−5.0
Leg 7090501Beijing1044–10524.9−10.3–−9.7
Leg 8090418Shanxi1730–18104.2−2.2–−1.4

CST: China Standard Time.