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Articles | Volume 17, issue 7
Articles | Volume 17, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-4599-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-4599-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 17, issue 7
Research article
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07 Apr 2017
Research article |  | 07 Apr 2017

The role of the gamma function shape parameter in determining differences between condensation rates in bin and bulk microphysics schemes

Adele L. Igel and Susan C. van den Heever

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We ran simulations of cumulus clouds with bin and bulk microphysics schemes and compared the predicted condensation rates. Differences are predominantly due to the use of a fixed shape parameter in bulk models. The shape parameter is poorly constrained by observations and requires further study.
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