High‐resolution measurements of microphysics and entrainment in marine stratocumulus clouds

• Published in: Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society Vol. 150; no. 758; pp. 81 - 97
• Main Authors: Yeom, Jae Min, Szodry, Kai‐Erik, Siebert, Holger, Ehrlich, André, Mellado, Juan Pedro, Shaw, Raymond A., Yum, Seong Soo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.01.2024; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Cloud microphysics; Cloud systems; Entrainment; entrainment interfacial layer; entrainment velocity; Environmental conditions; In situ measurement; inhomogeneous mixing; Microphysics; Mixing ratio; Optical properties; Potential temperature; Radiation measurement; Stratocumulus clouds; Troposphere; Turbulence; Turbulence measurement; Vertical profiles; Vertical shear; Vertical wind shear; Water mixing; Water potential; Wind; Wind shear

High‐resolution measurements from the Airborne Cloud‐Turbulence Observation System (ACTOS) during the Azores Stratocumulus Measurements of Radiation, Turbulence and Aerosols (ACORES) campaign are analysed for an investigation of the vertical profiles of microphysical properties and entrainment veloc...