How large-scale subsidence affects stratocumulus transitions

van der Dussen, J. J.; de Roode, S. R.; Siebesma, A. P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-691-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 2

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 691–701, 2016

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-691-2016

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

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 691–701, 2016

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-691-2016

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

Articles | Volume 16, issue 2

Research article 21 Jan 2016

Research article | 21 Jan 2016

How large-scale subsidence affects stratocumulus transitions

J. J. van der Dussen et al.

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RC C4952: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 16 Jul 2015
- AC C9536: 'Response to anonymous reviewer #2', Johan van der Dussen, 19 Nov 2015
RC C6480: 'Reviewer comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Sep 2015
- AC C9373: 'Response to anonymous reviewer #1', Johan van der Dussen, 16 Nov 2015

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ED: Publish as is (16 Dec 2015) by Hailong Wang

Short summary

A large-eddy simulation model is used to show that a weakening of the large-scale subsidence, which is associated with a future warmer climate, leads to a delay of the moment of break up of stratocumulus clouds during subtropical stratocumulus transitions. To understand what causes this delay, a novel analysis method is used to distil the contributions of individual physical processes to the evolution of the stratocumulus cloud thickness.