Characteristics of CCN activation and cloud microphysics over the east coast of India during the Northeast Monsoon onset
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DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105589
Abstract: Abstract Airborne observations conducted during the Northeast Monsoon onset as part of the Cloud Aerosol Interaction and Precipitation Enhancement Experiment (CAIPEEX 2011) are used to link the activation properties of aerosols with the observed cloud… read more here.
Keywords: activation; monsoon onset; northeast monsoon; cloud ... See more keywords
Using an Arbitrary Moment Predictor to Investigate the Optimal Choice of Prognostic Moments in Bulk Cloud Microphysics Schemes
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DOI: 10.1029/2019ms001733
Abstract: Most bulk cloud microphysics schemes predict up to three standard properties of hydrometeor size distributions, namely, the mass mixing ratio, number concentration, and reflectivity factor in order of increasing scheme complexity. However, it is unclear… read more here.
Keywords: bulk cloud; moment; arbitrary moment; moment predictor ... See more keywords
Evaluation of Rain Microphysics Using a Radar Simulator and Numerical Models: Comparison of Two‐Moment Bulk and Spectral Bin Cloud Microphysics Schemes
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DOI: 10.1029/2019ms001891
Abstract: This study extended a method to evaluate rain microphysics in a shallow cumulus regime using space‐borne radar observational data with a forward simulator of satellite measurements. We compared a two‐moment bulk scheme with a two‐moment… read more here.
Keywords: bin; relationship; cloud; two moment ... See more keywords
Addressing Complexity in Global Aerosol Climate Model Cloud Microphysics
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DOI: 10.1029/2022ms003571
Abstract: In a quest to represent the Earth system, climate models have become more and more complex. This generates problems, for example, hindering model interpretability. This study contributes to a regain of model understanding and proposes… read more here.
Keywords: climate; cloud microphysics; model; process ... See more keywords
Improving Aerosol Radiative Forcing and Climate in E3SM: Impacts of New Cloud Microphysics and Improved Wet Removal Treatments
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DOI: 10.1029/2023ms004059
Abstract: Numerous Earth system models exhibit excessive aerosol effective forcing at the top of the atmosphere (TOA), including the Department of Energy's Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM). Here, in the context of the E3SM version… read more here.
Keywords: cloud microphysics; e3sm; wet removal; aerosol ... See more keywords
Exploring the excess of cloud condensation nuclei and rain suppression using a minimal three-dimensional Boussinesq model with bulk cloud microphysics
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0198153
Abstract: Over the years, there have been discussions about the possibility of air pollution affecting the process of rain formation. In this study, we have developed a simplified model that represents the atmospheric dynamics and cloud… read more here.
Keywords: cloud; model; condensation nuclei; three dimensional ... See more keywords
Effects of ice-crystal-characteristic parameters in cloud microphysics parameterization on the simulation of winter precipitation over the Korean Peninsula
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DOI: 10.1175/waf-d-25-0062.1
Abstract: The characteristics of predefined hydrometeors in cloud microphysics parameterizations can influence simulated precipitation and cloud morphology. To assess the effects of five parameters that define ice-crystal characteristics when simulating winter precipitation, we generate 50 sampling… read more here.
Keywords: ice crystal; precipitation; case; cloud microphysics ... See more keywords
The impact of cloud microphysics and ice nucleation on Southern Ocean clouds assessed with single-column modeling and instrument simulators
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DOI: 10.5194/gmd-17-8069-2024
Abstract: Abstract. Supercooled liquid clouds are common at higher latitudes (especially over the Southern Ocean) and are critical for constraining climate projections. We take advantage of the Macquarie Island Cloud and Radiation Experiment (MICRE) to perform… read more here.
Keywords: cloud microphysics; moment scheme; southern ocean; single column ... See more keywords