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Research article
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07 Dec 2018
Research article |
| 07 Dec 2018
| 07 Dec 2018
Evaluation of autoconversion and accretion enhancement factors in general circulation model warm-rain parameterizations using ground-based measurements over the Azores
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Xiquan Dong
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Zhibo Zhang
Physics Department, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Short summary
Prescribed autoconversion and accretion enhancement factors in GCM warm-rain parameterizations contribute partially to the too-frequent and too-light problem in precipitation simulation. The two factors should be regime- and resolution-dependent. A decreased autoconversion enhancement factor and increased accretion enhancement factor in the Morrison and Gettleman (2008) scheme can improve the simulated precipitation frequency and intensity. The two factors for other schemes are also suggested.
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