Cloud droplet diffusional growth in homogeneous isotropic turbulence: bin microphysics versus Lagrangian  super-droplet simulations

Grabowski, Wojciech W.; Thomas, Lois

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-4059-2021

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17 Mar 2021

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| 17 Mar 2021

Cloud droplet diffusional growth in homogeneous isotropic turbulence: bin microphysics versus Lagrangian super-droplet simulations

Wojciech W. Grabowski and Lois Thomas

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RC1: 'Review of acp-2020-1106: “Cloud droplet diffusional growth in homogeneous isotropic turbulence: bin microphysics versus Lagrangian superdroplet simulations” by Grabowski & Thomas.', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Dec 2020
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Wojciech W. Grabowski, 08 Jan 2021
RC2: 'Comments to the manuscript with ID “acp-2020-1106”', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Dec 2020
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Wojciech W. Grabowski, 08 Jan 2021
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Wojciech W. Grabowski, 08 Jan 2021

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Svenja Lange on behalf of the Authors (18 Jan 2021) Author's response

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (19 Jan 2021) by Corinna Hoose

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (27 Jan 2021)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (06 Feb 2021)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (06 Feb 2021) by Corinna Hoose

AR by Wojciech W. Grabowski on behalf of the Authors (10 Feb 2021) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

This paper presents a modeling study that investigates the impact of cloud turbulence on the diffusional growth of cloud droplets and compares modeling results to analytic solutions published in the past. The focus is on comparing the two microphysics modeling methodologies – the Eulerian bin microphysics and Lagrangian particle-based microphysics – and exposing their limitations.