Articles | Volume 18, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6413-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6413-2018
Review article
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07 May 2018
Review article |  | 07 May 2018

Assessing the uncertainty of soil moisture impacts on convective precipitation using a new ensemble approach

Olga Henneberg, Felix Ament, and Verena Grützun

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AR by Olga Henneberg on behalf of the Authors (01 Sep 2017)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 Sep 2017) by Patrick Chuang
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (18 Sep 2017)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (24 Oct 2017) by Patrick Chuang
AR by Olga Henneberg on behalf of the Authors (14 Dec 2017)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (22 Jan 2018) by Patrick Chuang
AR by Olga Henneberg on behalf of the Authors (24 Feb 2018)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (04 Mar 2018) by Patrick Chuang
AR by Olga Henneberg on behalf of the Authors (12 Mar 2018)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Soil moisture influences the occurrence of convective precipitation. An accurate knowledge of soil moisture might improve the prediction of convective cells. But the model uncertainty overshadows the impact of soil moisture in convection resolving models. Only drastic soil moisture changes can exhibit the model uncertainties. Both the enhanced and reduced soil moisture result in a reduced precipitation rate. We point out the need for uncertainty estimations in soil moisture studies.
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