Vertical redistribution of moisture and aerosol in orographic mixed-phase clouds

Miltenberger, Annette K.; Field, Paul R.; Hill, Adrian H.; Heymsfield, Andrew J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-7979-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-7979-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-7979-2020

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

Articles | Volume 20, issue 13

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10 Jul 2020

Research article |

| 10 Jul 2020

Vertical redistribution of moisture and aerosol in orographic mixed-phase clouds

Annette K. Miltenberger, Paul R. Field, Adrian H. Hill, and Andrew J. Heymsfield

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Description and field catalogy for the ICE-L campaign NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/ice-l

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Orographic wave clouds offer a natural laboratory to investigate cloud microphysical processes and their representation in atmospheric models. They impact the larger-scale flow by a vertical redistribution of moisture and aerosol. We use detailed observations from the ICE-L campaign to evaluate the representation of these clouds in a state-of-the-art numerical weather prediction model and explore the impact of environmental conditions on the vertical redistribution of moisture.