Optical Properties of Shallow Convective Clouds Diagnosed from a Bulk-Microphysics Large-Eddy Simulation
It is well established from cloud observations (e.g., Stommel 1947; Warner 1955; Blyth 1993; Wang and Albrecht 1994) and cloud modeling (e.g., Brenguier and Grabowski 1993; Carpenter et al. 1998; Siebesma et al. 2003; Chosson et al. 2007) that shallow cumulus and stratocumulus clouds are strongly di...
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Published in | Journal of climate Vol. 21; no. 7; pp. 1639 - 1647 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Boston, MA
American Meteorological Society
01.04.2008
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Summary: | It is well established from cloud observations (e.g., Stommel 1947; Warner 1955; Blyth 1993; Wang and Albrecht 1994) and cloud modeling (e.g., Brenguier and Grabowski 1993; Carpenter et al. 1998; Siebesma et al. 2003; Chosson et al. 2007) that shallow cumulus and stratocumulus clouds are strongly diluted by entrainment and that such dilution affects not only bulk thermodynamic properties [e.g., the liquid water content (LWC)] but also cloud microphysics (i.e., the spectrum of cloud droplets). |
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ISSN: | 0894-8755 1520-0442 |
DOI: | 10.1175/2007JCLI1820.1 |