Theoretical analysis of mixing in liquid clouds – Part 3: Inhomogeneous
mixing

Pinsky, Mark; Khain, Alexander; Korolev, Alexei

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-9273-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 14

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-9273-2016

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

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-9273-2016

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

Articles | Volume 16, issue 14

Research article

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28 Jul 2016

Research article |

| 28 Jul 2016

Theoretical analysis of mixing in liquid clouds – Part 3: Inhomogeneous mixing

Mark Pinsky, Alexander Khain, and Alexei Korolev

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RC C11950: 'Referee Comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 Jan 2016
- AC C13445: 'response to comments and remarks of reviewer 1', Alex Khain, 12 Apr 2016
RC C12161: 'Review of "Theoretical study of mixing in liquid clouds - part 2: inhomogeneous mixing"', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 Feb 2016
- AC C13446: 'response to comments and remarks of reviewer 2', Alex Khain, 12 Apr 2016

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AR by Alex Khain on behalf of the Authors (12 Apr 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (14 Apr 2016) by Timothy Garrett

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (11 May 2016)

ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (18 May 2016) by Timothy Garrett

AR by Alex Khain on behalf of the Authors (30 May 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (03 Jun 2016) by Timothy Garrett

AR by Alex Khain on behalf of the Authors (23 Jun 2016) Manuscript

Short summary

An idealized diffusion--evaporation model of time-dependent mixing between cloud and non-cloud volumes is analyzed. It is shown that the evolution of microphysical variables and the final equilibrium stage are unambiguously determined by two non-dimensional parameters. Delimitation between the types of mixing on the plane of these parameters is carried out. The definitions of homogeneous and inhomogeneous mixings are reconsidered and clarified. Results are compared with the classical concept.