Uncertainty from the choice of microphysics scheme in convection-permitting models significantly exceeds aerosol effects

White, Bethan; Gryspeerdt, Edward; Stier, Philip; Morrison, Hugh; Thompson, Gregory; Kipling, Zak

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-12145-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-12145-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-12145-2017

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

Articles | Volume 17, issue 19

Research article

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12 Oct 2017

Research article |

| 12 Oct 2017

Uncertainty from the choice of microphysics scheme in convection-permitting models significantly exceeds aerosol effects

Bethan White, Edward Gryspeerdt, Philip Stier, Hugh Morrison, Gregory Thompson, and Zak Kipling

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RC1: 'review of the paper', Anonymous Referee #1, 06 Oct 2016
RC2: 'Review of the manuscript “Can models robustly represent aerosol–convection interactions if their cloud microphysics is uncertain?” by White et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Oct 2016
AC1: 'Response to Reviewer 1', Bethan White, 24 Dec 2016
AC2: 'Response to Reviewer 2', Bethan White, 24 Dec 2016
AC3: 'Revised manuscript in response to Reviewer's comments', Bethan White, 24 Dec 2016
AC4: 'Diff file between original and revised manuscript', Bethan White, 24 Dec 2016
AC5: 'Supplement to revised manuscript', Bethan White, 24 Dec 2016

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

AR by Bethan White on behalf of the Authors (06 Jan 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (17 Jan 2017) by Radovan Krejci

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (30 Jan 2017)

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (07 Mar 2017)

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (09 Mar 2017) by Radovan Krejci

AR by Bethan White on behalf of the Authors (16 Jun 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (26 Jun 2017) by Radovan Krejci

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (16 Jul 2017)

ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (19 Jul 2017) by Radovan Krejci

AR by Bethan White on behalf of the Authors (29 Jul 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (22 Aug 2017) by Radovan Krejci

AR by Bethan White on behalf of the Authors (24 Aug 2017)

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Aerosols influence cloud and precipitation by modifying cloud droplet number concentrations (CDNCs). We simulate three different types of convective cloud using two different cloud microphysics parameterisations. The simulated cloud and precipitation depends much more strongly on the choice of microphysics scheme than on CDNC. The uncertainty differs between types of convection. Our results highlight a large uncertainty in cloud and precipitation responses to aerosol in current models.