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Research article
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15 May 2017
Research article |
| 15 May 2017
Derivation of aerosol profiles for MC3E convection studies and use in simulations of the 20 May squall line case
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, NY, USA
Xiaowen Li
Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Di Wu
Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Lanham, MD, USA
Marcus van Lier-Walqui
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, NY, USA
Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Andrew S. Ackerman
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, NY, USA
Wei-Kuo Tao
Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Greg M. McFarquhar
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
Xiquan Dong
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Jingyu Wang
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Alexander Ryzhkov
Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, University of Oklahoma, and National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK, USA
Pengfei Zhang
Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, University of Oklahoma, and National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK, USA
Michael R. Poellot
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
Andrea Neumann
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
Jason M. Tomlinson
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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Short summary
Understanding observed storm microphysics via computer simulation requires measurements of aerosol on which most hydrometeors form. We prepare aerosol input data for six storms observed over Oklahoma. We demonstrate their use in simulations of a case with widespread ice outflow well sampled by aircraft. Simulations predict too few ice crystals that are too large. We speculate that microphysics found in tropical storms occurred here, likely associated with poorly understood ice multiplication.
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