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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-5151-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-5151-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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01 Apr 2021
Research article |
| 01 Apr 2021
| 01 Apr 2021
Influence of low-level blocking and turbulence on the microphysics of a mixed-phase cloud in an inner-Alpine valley
Fabiola Ramelli
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Jan Henneberger
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Robert O. David
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Annika Lauber
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Julie T. Pasquier
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Jörg Wieder
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Johannes Bühl
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Patric Seifert
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Ronny Engelmann
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Maxime Hervo
Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, Payerne, Switzerland
Ulrike Lohmann
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Microphysical investigation of the seeder and feeder region of an Alpine mixed-phase cloud F. Ramelli et al.
- Unveiling atmospheric transport and mixing mechanisms of ice-nucleating particles over the Alps J. Wieder et al.
- A phase separation inlet for droplets, ice residuals, and interstitial aerosol particles L. Koolik et al.
- Environmental and Climatic Drivers of Phytoplankton Communities in Central Asia F. Zi et al.
- On the drivers of droplet variability in alpine mixed-phase clouds P. Georgakaki et al.
- Snowfall Model Validation Using Surface Observations and an Optimal Estimation Snowfall Retrieval F. Hellmuth et al.
- Aircraft observation of aerosol and mixed-phase cloud microphysical over the North China Plain, China: Vertical distribution, size distribution, and effects of cloud seeding in two-layered clouds Z. Wang et al.
- Retrieving ice-nucleating particle concentration and ice multiplication factors using active remote sensing validated by in situ observations J. Wieder et al.
- Snow microphysical processes in orographic turbulence revealed by cloud radar and in situ snowfall camera observations A. Kötsche et al.
- Sensitivity of precipitation formation to secondary ice production in winter orographic mixed-phase clouds Z. Dedekind et al.
- Aspects of melting layer and fall streaks in stratiform cloud system over the Western Ghats, India from Ka-band polarimetric radar observations S. Das et al.
- Investigating KDP signatures inside and below the dendritic growth layer with W-band Doppler radar and in situ snowfall camera A. Kötsche et al.
- The characteristics of cloud macro-parameters caused by the seeder–feeder process inside clouds measured by millimeter-wave cloud radar in Xi'an, China H. Di & Y. Yuan
- Impact of seeder-feeder cloud interaction on precipitation formation: a case study based on extensive remote-sensing, in situ and model data K. Ohneiser et al.
- Impact of orography on extreme rainfall event in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu: Role of lateral and cross-barrier mountain effects K. Arunkumar et al.
- Cloud Seeding Evidenced by Coherent Doppler Wind Lidar J. Yuan et al.
- A radar view of ice microphysics and turbulence in Arctic cloud systems J. Yan et al.
- MASCDB, a database of images, descriptors and microphysical properties of individual snowflakes in free fall J. Grazioli et al.
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Short summary
Interactions between dynamics, microphysics and orography can enhance precipitation. Yet the exact role of these interactions is still uncertain. Here we investigate the role of low-level blocking and turbulence for precipitation by combining remote sensing and in situ observations. The observations show that blocked flow can induce the formation of feeder clouds and that turbulence can enhance hydrometeor growth, demonstrating the importance of local flow effects for orographic precipitation.
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