PolarWRF microphysics’ schemes sensitivity to cloud droplets concentration in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Clouds and precipitation impact the sustainability of polar regions in numerous ways, particularly melting ice shelves due to the scattered radiation or released heat by liquid precipitation are among the most significant impacts. In addition, clouds remain to be a source of uncertainties in weather...
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ftgfzpotsdam:oai:gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de:item_5021028 2023-07-30T03:57:01+02:00 PolarWRF microphysics’ schemes sensitivity to cloud droplets concentration in the Antarctic Peninsula region Chyhareva, A. Krakovska, S. 2023-07-11 https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5021028 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.57757/IUGG23-4618 https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5021028 XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject 2023 ftgfzpotsdam https://doi.org/10.57757/IUGG23-4618 2023-07-09T23:40:20Z Clouds and precipitation impact the sustainability of polar regions in numerous ways, particularly melting ice shelves due to the scattered radiation or released heat by liquid precipitation are among the most significant impacts. In addition, clouds remain to be a source of uncertainties in weather and climate models due to the complexity of physical processes, lack of observations and necessity of microphysics parameterization. It is particularly noticeable in the Antarctic Peninsula region, where its transitional position for air masses and circulation enhanced by the mountainous ridge imposes significant difficulties in the simulation of clouds. This study focuses on the high-intensity precipitation events over the Antarctic Peninsula region during the austral autumn and winter. PolarWRF regional model forced by ERA5 reanalysis data and complemented with measurements from Vernadsky station. A sensitivity study was done with different numbers for droplet concentrations for Morrison’s and Thompson’s microphysical schemes. The phase of precipitation and its transition are well represented by the Thompson et al. scheme. The highest snowfall rate is found by the Morrison double moment scheme, which underestimates the presence of rain. Both schemes underestimate precipitation intensity compared to measurements from the automatic weather station at the Vernadsky station. The mixing ratio of ice particles and rain droplets was analyzed for the vertical cross-sections over the Antarctic Peninsula. Few cloud layers and their dynamics were distinguished. The results of modelling could be used in further cloud study however, verification remains to be a big difficulty in this region. Conference Object Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Ice Shelves GFZpublic (German Research Centre for Geosciences, Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam) Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Austral Morrison ENVELOPE(-63.533,-63.533,-66.167,-66.167) The Antarctic Vernadsky Station ENVELOPE(-64.257,-64.257,-65.245,-65.245) |
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Clouds and precipitation impact the sustainability of polar regions in numerous ways, particularly melting ice shelves due to the scattered radiation or released heat by liquid precipitation are among the most significant impacts. In addition, clouds remain to be a source of uncertainties in weather and climate models due to the complexity of physical processes, lack of observations and necessity of microphysics parameterization. It is particularly noticeable in the Antarctic Peninsula region, where its transitional position for air masses and circulation enhanced by the mountainous ridge imposes significant difficulties in the simulation of clouds. This study focuses on the high-intensity precipitation events over the Antarctic Peninsula region during the austral autumn and winter. PolarWRF regional model forced by ERA5 reanalysis data and complemented with measurements from Vernadsky station. A sensitivity study was done with different numbers for droplet concentrations for Morrison’s and Thompson’s microphysical schemes. The phase of precipitation and its transition are well represented by the Thompson et al. scheme. The highest snowfall rate is found by the Morrison double moment scheme, which underestimates the presence of rain. Both schemes underestimate precipitation intensity compared to measurements from the automatic weather station at the Vernadsky station. The mixing ratio of ice particles and rain droplets was analyzed for the vertical cross-sections over the Antarctic Peninsula. Few cloud layers and their dynamics were distinguished. The results of modelling could be used in further cloud study however, verification remains to be a big difficulty in this region. |
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PolarWRF microphysics’ schemes sensitivity to cloud droplets concentration in the Antarctic Peninsula region |
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PolarWRF microphysics’ schemes sensitivity to cloud droplets concentration in the Antarctic Peninsula region |
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PolarWRF microphysics’ schemes sensitivity to cloud droplets concentration in the Antarctic Peninsula region |
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