Ice phase in altocumulus clouds over Leipzig: remote sensing observations and detailed modeling

Simmel, M.; Bühl, J.; Ansmann, A.; Tegen, I.

doi:10.5194/acp-15-10453-2015

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Articles | Volume 15, issue 18

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24 Sep 2015

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| 24 Sep 2015

Ice phase in altocumulus clouds over Leipzig: remote sensing observations and detailed modeling

M. Simmel, J. Bühl, A. Ansmann, and I. Tegen

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Short summary

The paper combines remote sensing observations and detailed cloud modeling. It was shown that the main features of the observations could be captured which allows one to perform sensitivity studies. Those show that the liquid phase is mainly determined by the dynamical parameters of the model, whereas the ice phase is dominated by microphysical parameters such as ice nuclei number and ice particle shape.