Lan Gao, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, Norman, OK, United States, Ian Chang, University of Oklahoma, School of Meteorology, Norman, OK, United States, Greg M McFarquhar, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States, Jens Redemann, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, School of Meteorology, Norman, OK, United States and Eric M Wilcox, Desert Research Institute Reno, Reno, NV, United States