Deconvolution of boundary layer depth and aerosol constraints on cloud water path in subtropical stratocumulus decks

Possner, Anna; Eastman, Ryan; Bender, Frida; Glassmeier, Franziska

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-3609-2020

Articles | Volume 20, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-3609-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-3609-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 20, issue 6

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26 Mar 2020

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Deconvolution of boundary layer depth and aerosol constraints on cloud water path in subtropical stratocumulus decks

Anna Possner, Ryan Eastman, Frida Bender, and Franziska Glassmeier

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RC1: 'Comments on: Deconvolution of Boundary Layer Depth and Aerosol Constraints on Cloud Water Path in Subtropical Stratocumuli', Anonymous Referee #1, 21 Oct 2019
RC2: 'Review of ACP-2019-833', Anonymous Referee #2, 05 Nov 2019
AC1: 'Authur Response for Reviews on "Deconvolution of Boundary Layer Depth and Aerosol Constraints on Cloud Water Path in Subtropical Stratocumulus decks"', Anna Possner, 07 Feb 2020

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (25 Feb 2020) by Johannes Quaas

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Cloud water content and the number of droplets inside clouds covary with boundary layer depth. This covariation may amplify the change in water content due to a change in droplet number inferred from long-term observations. Taking this into account shows that the change in water content for increased droplet number in observations and high-resolution simulations agrees in shallow boundary layers. Meanwhile, deep boundary layers are under-sampled in process-scale simulations and observations.