The influence of aerosol particle number and hygroscopicity on the evolution of convective cloud systems and their precipitation: A numerical study based on the COPS observations on 12 August 2007

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-56

  Planche, Céline ^a,b   Wobrock, Wolfram ^a,b   Flossmann, Andrea I ^a,b   Tridon, Frédéric ^a,b   Van Baelen, Joël ^a,b   Pointin, Yves ^a,b   Hagen, Martin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bin resolved microphysics; Cloud modelling; COPS; Sensitivity to aerosol particles

Indexed keywords

3D CLOUD MODEL; 3D GRID; AEROSOL PARTICLES; AEROSOL SOLUBILITY; CLEAN ENVIRONMENT; CLOUD DROPLETS; CLOUD DYNAMICS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD PROPERTIES; CLOUD RADAR REFLECTIVITY; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; CONVECTIVE DYNAMICS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; COPS; FIELD CAMPAIGN; KEY PARAMETERS; LONG LASTING; MICROPHYSICS; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; PRECIPITATION FORMATION; RADAR OBSERVATIONS; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SENSITIVITY TO AEROSOL PARTICLES; TOTAL PRECIPITATION; X-BAND RADARS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BINS; BIOLOGY; CLOUDS; DROP FORMATION; PHYSICS; RADAR; REFLECTION; SOLUBILITY; SUPERSATURATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AEROSOL; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; HYGROSCOPICITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY; SUPERSATURATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 79951888992     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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