Modelling mixed-phase clouds with the large-eddy model UCLALES–SALSA

Ahola, Jaakko; Korhonen, Hannele; Tonttila, Juha; Romakkaniemi, Sami; Kokkola, Harri; Raatikainen, Tomi

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-11639-2020

Articles | Volume 20, issue 19

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-11639-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-11639-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 19

Research article

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14 Oct 2020

Research article |

| 14 Oct 2020

Modelling mixed-phase clouds with the large-eddy model UCLALES–SALSA

Jaakko Ahola, Hannele Korhonen, Juha Tonttila, Sami Romakkaniemi, Harri Kokkola, and Tomi Raatikainen

Data sets

UCLALES-SALSA Ice microphysics V1.0 J. Ahola, H. Korhonen, J. Tonttila, S. Romakkaniemi, H. Kokkola, and T. Raatikainen http://github.com/UCLALES-SALSA/UCLALES-SALSA

Data for research article ``Modelling mixed-phase clouds with large-eddy model UCLALES-SALSA'' J. Ahola, H. Korhonen, J. Tonttila, S. Romakkaniemi, H. Kokkola, and T. Raatikainen http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:att:5144df1e-4cdf-4d5a-af46-a545ebaa4460

Plotting of ice cloud simulations for research article: ``Modelling mixed-phase clouds with large-eddy model UCLALES-SALSA'' J. Ahola https://github.com/JaakkoAhola/LES-ice-03plotting

Short summary

In this study, we present an improved cloud model that reproduces the behaviour of mixed-phase clouds containing liquid droplets and ice crystals in more detail than before. This model is a convenient computational tool that enables the study of phenomena that cannot fit into a laboratory. These clouds have a significant role in climate, but they are not yet properly understood. Here, we show the advantages of the new model in a case study focusing on Arctic mixed-phase clouds.