Application of a new scheme of cloud base droplet nucleation in a spectral (bin) microphysics cloud model: sensitivity to aerosol size distribution

Ilotoviz, Eyal; Khain, Alexander

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-14317-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 22

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-14317-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-14317-2016

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

Articles | Volume 16, issue 22

Research article

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17 Nov 2016

Research article |

| 17 Nov 2016

Application of a new scheme of cloud base droplet nucleation in a spectral (bin) microphysics cloud model: sensitivity to aerosol size distribution

Eyal Ilotoviz and Alexander Khain

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RC1: 'minor revisions', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 Aug 2016
- AC1: 'response to comments and remarks of reviewer 1', Alex Khain, 27 Sep 2016
RC2: 'Review of “Application of a new scheme of cloud base droplet nucleation in a Spectral (bin) Microphysics cloud model: sensitivity to aerosol concentrations”', Anonymous Referee #2, 03 Aug 2016
- AC2: 'response to comments and remarks of reviewer 2', Alex Khain, 27 Sep 2016

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AR by Alex Khain on behalf of the Authors (22 Oct 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (24 Oct 2016) by Barbara Ervens

AR by Alex Khain on behalf of the Authors (25 Oct 2016) Manuscript

Short summary

In this paper the evolution of deep convective clouds is simulated under different aerosol loading. The simulations are performed using a spectral-bin microphysics model in which droplet concentration at cloud base is calculated using a new analytical method. The effect of this accurate calculation of droplet concentration is analyzed by comparison with a standard method. The role of the smallest CCN in the aerosol spectra is investigated.