Aerosol-induced closure of marine cloud cells: enhanced effects in the presence of precipitation

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: Christensen, Matthew W., Wu, Peng, Varble, Adam C., Xiao, Heng, Fast, Jerome D.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-6455-2024; https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/24/6455/2024/

The Weather Research Forecasting (WRF) version 4.3 model is configured within a Lagrangian framework to quantify the impact of aerosols on evolving cloud fields. Kilometer-scale simulations utilizing meteorological boundary conditions are based on 10 case study days offering diverse meteorology duri...