Research Article
Weather Features Associated with Aircraft Icing Conditions: A Case Study
Table 1
Variables measured by CAPS and gamma distribution parameters.
| Time (UTC) |
Latitude (°) |
Longitude (°) |
High (masl) |
Temperature (K) |
LWC (g/m3) | Number of particles by size ranges | |
MVD (m) | (cm−1) | |
Gamma distribution fit | 0–25 | 25–50 | 50–75 | 75–100 | 100–125 | 125–150 | 150–175 | 175–200 |
| 13:11:55 | 40.83 | −3.64 | 3585 | 261.7 | 0.06 | 1082 | 84 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1170 | 9 | 0.15 | 980 | NO | 13:12:55 | 40.87 | −3.68 | 3600 | 261.5 | 0.12 | 1943 | 330 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2317 | 11 | 0.18 | 1585 | NO | 13:14:21 | 40.92 | −3.73 | 3570 | 261.6 | 0.16 | 2157 | 392 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2609 | 65 | 0.19 | 1732 | NO | 13:15:51 | 40.95 | −3.77 | 3589 | 261.6 | 0.21 | 1941 | 1284 | 513 | 179 | 98 | 63 | 40 | 24 | 4142 | 180 | 0.52 | 988 | YES | 13:18:02 | 40.95 | −3.69 | 3894 | 260.3 | 0.28 | 1467 | 985 | 1174 | 689 | 315 | 99 | 39 | 15 | 4783 | 526 | 1.12 | 532 | YES | 13:18:32 | 40.93 | −3.67 | 3895 | 259.8 | 0.35 | 2573 | 2051 | 1296 | 440 | 104 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 6506 | 302 | 0.62 | 1302 | YES | 13:19:45 | 40.90 | −3.59 | 3922 | 259.5 | 0.11 | 1649 | 763 | 249 | 53 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2736 | 34 | 0.34 | 1014 | NO | 13:21:00 | 40.87 | −3.52 | 3897 | 259.6 | 0.11 | 1619 | 878 | 363 | 84 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2965 | 39 | 0.40 | 937 | NO | 13:22:27 | 40.82 | −3.44 | 3891 | 261.3 | 0.02 | 865 | 273 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1200 | 5 | 0.24 | 614 | NO |
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