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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-4285-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-4285-2021
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22 Mar 2021
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The behavior of high-CAPE (convective available potential energy) summer convection in large-domain large-eddy simulations with ICON

Harald Rybka, Ulrike Burkhardt, Martin Köhler, Ioanna Arka, Luca Bugliaro, Ulrich Görsdorf, Ákos Horváth, Catrin I. Meyer, Jens Reichardt, Axel Seifert, and Johan Strandgren

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High-CAPE summer convection in large-domain large-eddy simulations with ICON - model and observational data sets (Version 1.0.0) Harald Rybka https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3629457

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Estimating the impact of convection on the upper-tropospheric water budget remains a problem for models employing resolutions of several kilometers or more. A sub-kilometer high-resolution model is used to study summertime convection. The results suggest mostly close agreement with ground- and satellite-based observational data while slightly overestimating total frozen water path and anvil lifetime. The simulations are well suited to supplying information for parameterization development.
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