Characteristics of vertical air motion in isolated convective
clouds

Yang, Jing; Wang, Zhien; Heymsfield, Andrew J.; French, Jeffrey R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-10159-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 15

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-10159-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-10159-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 15

Research article

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11 Aug 2016

Research article |

| 11 Aug 2016

Characteristics of vertical air motion in isolated convective clouds

Jing Yang, Zhien Wang, Andrew J. Heymsfield, and Jeffrey R. French

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Comments: "Characteristics of Vertical Air Motions in Convective Clouds', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Mar 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer 1', Jing Yang, 23 May 2016
RC2: 'Review of Characteristics of Vertical Air Motion in Convective Clouds by Yang et al', Scott Collis, 10 Mar 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer 2', Jing Yang, 23 May 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Jing Yang on behalf of the Authors (02 Jun 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (03 Jun 2016) by Patrick Chuang

RR by Gerald Haymsfield (17 Jun 2016)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (24 Jun 2016)

ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (08 Jul 2016) by Patrick Chuang

AR by Jing Yang on behalf of the Authors (16 Jul 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (22 Jul 2016) by Patrick Chuang

Short summary

This study provides statistics of the vertical air motion characteristics in convective clouds using aircraft in situ measurements from three field campaigns. Small-scale drafts are frequently observed and make important contributions to total air mass flux. The probability density functions and profiles of the observed vertical velocity and air mass flux are provided. The differences among the three field campaigns are compared. Factors influencing the vertical air motions are discussed.