Numerical analysis using WRF-SBM for the cloud microphysical structures in the C3VP field campaign: Impacts of supercooled droplets and resultant riming on snow microphysics

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 23, 2012, Pages

  Iguchi, Takamichi ^a,b   Matsui, Toshihisa ^a,b   Shi, Jainn J ^b,c   Tao, Wei Kuo ^b   Khain, Alexander P ^d   Hou, Arthur ^b   Cifelli, Robert ^e   Heymsfield, Andrew ^f   Tokay, Ali ^b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; DROPS; LAKES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PHYSICS; SUPERCOOLING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BIN MICROPHYSICS; BULK DENSITY; CLOUDSAT; FIELD CAMPAIGN; FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURES; GREAT LAKES; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; INTENSIVE MEASUREMENTS; MASS FRACTION; MICROPHYSICAL STRUCTURE; MICROPHYSICS; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER MODELS; SATELLITE DATA; SENSITIVITY TESTS; SOLID-PHASE; SUPERCOOLED DROPLETS; SURFACE PRECIPITATION; SYNOPTIC-SCALE SYSTEMS; WEATHER PREDICTION; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

SNOW;

BULK DENSITY; CALIPSO; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUDSAT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SNOWSTORM; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CANADA;

EID: 84871393326     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018101     Document Type: Article

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