The radiative forcing of aerosol–cloud interactions in liquid clouds: Wrestling and embracing uncertainty
J Mülmenstädt, G Feingold - Current Climate Change Reports, 2018 - Springer
This article discusses some of the challenges that have limited progress in quantifying the
radiative forcing associated with aerosol–cloud interactions (ACI) in warm (liquid-water) …
radiative forcing associated with aerosol–cloud interactions (ACI) in warm (liquid-water) …
tobac 1.2: towards a flexible framework for tracking and analysis of clouds in diverse datasets
M Heikenfeld, PJ Marinescu… - Geoscientific Model …, 2019 - gmd.copernicus.org
We introduce tobac (Tracking and Object-Based Analysis of Clouds), a newly developed
framework for tracking and analysing individual clouds in different types of datasets, such as …
framework for tracking and analysing individual clouds in different types of datasets, such as …
Time-dependent, non-monotonic response of warm convective cloud fields to changes in aerosol loading
Large eddy simulations (LESs) with bin microphysics are used here to study cloud fields'
sensitivity to changes in aerosol loading and the time evolution of this response. Similarly to …
sensitivity to changes in aerosol loading and the time evolution of this response. Similarly to …
Dynamics and microphysics in small developing cumulus clouds
This study summarizes and generalizes findings from recent studies, focusing on the
connection between Cu dynamic properties, such as velocity field, entrainment/detrainment …
connection between Cu dynamic properties, such as velocity field, entrainment/detrainment …
[HTML][HTML] Aerosol effects on deep convection: the propagation of aerosol perturbations through convective cloud microphysics
M Heikenfeld, B White, L Labbouz… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
The impact of aerosols on ice-and mixed-phase processes in deep convective clouds
remains highly uncertain, and the wide range of interacting microphysical processes is still …
remains highly uncertain, and the wide range of interacting microphysical processes is still …
Shallow cumulus properties as captured by adiabatic fraction in high-resolution LES simulations
Shallow convective clouds are important players in Earth's energy budget and hydrological
cycle, and are abundant in the tropical and subtropical belts. They greatly contribute to the …
cycle, and are abundant in the tropical and subtropical belts. They greatly contribute to the …
Observational relationship between entrainment rate and environmental relative humidity and implications for convection parameterization
Entrainment rate is a critical but highly uncertain quantity in convective parameterizations;
especially, the effects of environmental relative humidity on entrainment rate are …
especially, the effects of environmental relative humidity on entrainment rate are …
A statistical model for isolated convective precipitation events
C Moseley, O Henneberg… - Journal of Advances in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We present a highly simplified model to describe the diurnal evolution of a convective cloud
field in idealized large eddy simulations. The life cycles of individual precipitation events are …
field in idealized large eddy simulations. The life cycles of individual precipitation events are …
[HTML][HTML] Parameterization of vertical profiles of governing microphysical parameters of shallow cumulus cloud ensembles using LES with bin microphysics
Parameterization of Vertical Profiles of Governing Microphysical Parameters of Shallow
Cumulus Cloud Ensembles Using LES with Bin Microphysics in: Journal of the Atmospheric …
Cumulus Cloud Ensembles Using LES with Bin Microphysics in: Journal of the Atmospheric …
Characterization of cumulus cloud fields using trajectories in the center of gravity versus water mass phase space: 2. Aerosol effects on warm convective clouds
In Part I of this work a 3‐D cloud tracking algorithm and phase space of center of gravity
altitude versus cloud liquid water mass (CvM space) were introduced and described in …
altitude versus cloud liquid water mass (CvM space) were introduced and described in …