Articles | Volume 20, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-7979-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-7979-2020
Research article
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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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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.
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