Representation of microphysical processes in cloud‐resolving models: Spectral (bin) microphysics versus bulk parameterization

AP Khain, KD Beheng, A Heymsfield… - Reviews of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Most atmospheric motions of different spatial scales and precipitation are closely related to
phase transitions in clouds. The continuously increasing resolution of large‐scale and …

[HTML][HTML] Mixed-phase clouds: Progress and challenges

A Korolev, G McFarquhar, PR Field… - Meteorological …, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
Mixed-phase clouds represent a three-phase colloidal system consisting of water vapor, ice
particles, and coexisting supercooled liquid droplets. Mixed-phase clouds are ubiquitous in …

Improving our fundamental understanding of the role of aerosol− cloud interactions in the climate system

JH Seinfeld, C Bretherton, KS Carslaw… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
The effect of an increase in atmospheric aerosol concentrations on the distribution and
radiative properties of Earth's clouds is the most uncertain component of the overall global …

Overview of the Meso-NH model version 5.4 and its applications

C Lac, JP Chaboureau, V Masson… - Geoscientific Model …, 2018 - gmd.copernicus.org
This paper presents the Meso-NH model version 5.4. Meso-NH is an atmospheric non
hydrostatic research model that is applied to a broad range of resolutions, from synoptic to …

[HTML][HTML] Review of aerosol–cloud interactions: Mechanisms, significance, and challenges

J Fan, Y Wang, D Rosenfeld… - Journal of the Atmospheric …, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
Review of Aerosol–Cloud Interactions: Mechanisms, Significance, and Challenges in: Journal
of the Atmospheric Sciences Volume 73 Issue 11 (2016) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

Microphysical effects determine macrophysical response for aerosol impacts on deep convective clouds

J Fan, LR Leung, D Rosenfeld… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Deep convective clouds (DCCs) play a crucial role in the general circulation, energy, and
hydrological cycle of our climate system. Aerosol particles can influence DCCs by altering …

[HTML][HTML] The ARM Climate Research Facility: A review of structure and capabilities

JH Mather, JW Voyles - Bulletin of the American …, 2013 - journals.ametsoc.org
The Arm Climate Research Facility: A Review of Structure and Capabilities in: Bulletin of the
American Meteorological Society Volume 94 Issue 3 (2013) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

Cloud‐resolving model intercomparison of an MC3E squall line case: Part I—Convective updrafts

J Fan, B Han, A Varble, H Morrison… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
An intercomparison study of a midlatitude mesoscale squall line is performed using the
Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model at 1 km horizontal grid spacing with eight …

Evaluation of cloud‐resolving and limited area model intercomparison simulations using TWP‐ICE observations: 1. Deep convective updraft properties

A Varble, EJ Zipser, AM Fridlind, P Zhu… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Ten 3‐D cloud‐resolving model simulations and four 3‐D limited area model simulations of
an intense mesoscale convective system observed on 23–24 January 2006 during the …

Intercomparison of the cloud water phase among global climate models

M Komurcu, T Storelvmo, I Tan… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Mixed‐phase clouds (clouds that consist of both cloud droplets and ice crystals) are
frequently present in the Earth's atmosphere and influence the Earth's energy budget …