Effects of cloud condensation nuclei and ice nucleating particles on precipitation processes and supercooled liquid in mixed-phase orographic clouds

Fan, Jiwen; Leung, L. Ruby; Rosenfeld, Daniel; DeMott, Paul J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-1017-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-1017-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-1017-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 2

Research article

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23 Jan 2017

Research article |

| 23 Jan 2017

Effects of cloud condensation nuclei and ice nucleating particles on precipitation processes and supercooled liquid in mixed-phase orographic clouds

Jiwen Fan, L. Ruby Leung, Daniel Rosenfeld, and Paul J. DeMott

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Final revised paper (published on 23 Jan 2017)
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RC1: 'Fan et al review', Anonymous Referee #1, 12 Oct 2016
- AC1: 'Responses to Reviewer #1', Jiwen Fan, 06 Dec 2016
RC2: 'Comments to “Effects of cloud condensation nuclei and ice nucleating particles on precipitation processes and supercooled liquid in mixed-phase orographic clouds” by Fan et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Oct 2016
- AC2: 'Responses to Reviewer #2', Jiwen Fan, 06 Dec 2016
RC3: 'review of the paper by Fan et al.', Alex Khain, 21 Oct 2016
- AC3: 'Responses to Reviewer #3', Jiwen Fan, 06 Dec 2016

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

AR by Jiwen Fan on behalf of the Authors (06 Dec 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (21 Dec 2016) by Radovan Krejci

Short summary

How orographic mixed-phase clouds respond to changes in cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) and ice nucleating particles (INPs) is highly uncertain. We conducted this study to improve understanding of these processes. We found a new mechanism through which CCN can invigorate orographic mixed-phase clouds and drastically intensify snow precipitation when CCN concentrations are high. Our findings have very important implications for orographic precipitation in polluted regions.