Articles | Volume 22, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11455-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11455-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
07 Sep 2022
Research article |
| 07 Sep 2022
| 07 Sep 2022
Cirrus cloud thinning using a more physically based ice microphysics scheme in the ECHAM-HAM general circulation model
Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
David Neubauer
Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Nadja Omanovic
Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Ulrike Lohmann
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Viewed
Total article views: 5,523 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 06 Sep 2021)
| HTML | XML | Total | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,258 | 1,165 | 100 | 5,523 | 79 | 95 |
- HTML: 4,258
- PDF: 1,165
- XML: 100
- Total: 5,523
- BibTeX: 79
- EndNote: 95
Total article views: 3,559 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 07 Sep 2022)
| HTML | XML | Total | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,833 | 659 | 67 | 3,559 | 63 | 76 |
- HTML: 2,833
- PDF: 659
- XML: 67
- Total: 3,559
- BibTeX: 63
- EndNote: 76
Total article views: 1,964 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 06 Sep 2021)
| HTML | XML | Total | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,425 | 506 | 33 | 1,964 | 16 | 19 |
- HTML: 1,425
- PDF: 506
- XML: 33
- Total: 1,964
- BibTeX: 16
- EndNote: 19
Viewed (geographical distribution)
Total article views: 5,523 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 5,523 with geography defined
and 0 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 3,559 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 3,559 with geography defined
and 0 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 1,964 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 1,964 with geography defined
and 0 with unknown origin.
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
Cited
16 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Radiative forcing geoengineering under high CO2 levels leads to higher risk of Arctic wildfires and permafrost thaw than a targeted mitigation scenario R. Müller et al. 10.1038/s43247-024-01329-3
- Does prognostic seeding along flight tracks produce the desired effects of cirrus cloud thinning? C. Tully et al. 10.5194/acp-23-7673-2023
- Prior heterogeneous ice nucleation events shape homogeneous freezing during the evolution of synoptic cirrus K. Juurikkala et al. 10.5194/acp-25-13995-2025
- The potential environmental and climate impacts of stratospheric aerosol injection: a review H. Huynh & V. McNeill 10.1039/D3EA00134B
- Impacts of ice-nucleating particles on cirrus clouds and radiation derived from global model simulations with MADE3 in EMAC C. Beer et al. 10.5194/acp-24-3217-2024
- Cirrus formation regimes – data-driven identification and quantification of mineral dust effect K. Jeggle et al. 10.5194/acp-25-7227-2025
- Solar Geoengineering: History, Methods, Governance, Prospects E. Parson & D. Keith 10.1146/annurev-environ-112321-081911
- Are Climate Geoengineering Technologies Being Patented? An Overview Y. Ramos & F. Santos 10.3390/cli13040077
- Addressing the urgent need for direct climate cooling: Rationale and options R. Baiman et al. 10.1093/oxfclm/kgae014
- World Climate Research Programme lighthouse activity: an assessment of major research gaps in solar radiation modification research J. Haywood et al. 10.3389/fclim.2025.1507479
- Assessing predicted cirrus ice properties between two deterministic ice formation parameterizations C. Tully et al. 10.5194/gmd-16-2957-2023
- Solar Geoengineering: Trials, Innovation, Investments and the Need for Governance Y. Ramos & F. Santos 10.2139/ssrn.5068179
- Assessing the potential for simplification in global climate model cloud microphysics U. Proske et al. 10.5194/acp-22-4737-2022
- Mixed-phase regime cloud thinning could help restore sea ice D. Villanueva et al. 10.1088/1748-9326/aca16d
- Cirrus cloud thinning using a more physically based ice microphysics scheme in the ECHAM-HAM general circulation model C. Tully et al. 10.5194/acp-22-11455-2022
- A Parameterization of Cirrus Cloud Formation: Revisiting Competing Ice Nucleation B. Kärcher 10.1029/2022JD036907
12 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Radiative forcing geoengineering under high CO2 levels leads to higher risk of Arctic wildfires and permafrost thaw than a targeted mitigation scenario R. Müller et al. 10.1038/s43247-024-01329-3
- Does prognostic seeding along flight tracks produce the desired effects of cirrus cloud thinning? C. Tully et al. 10.5194/acp-23-7673-2023
- Prior heterogeneous ice nucleation events shape homogeneous freezing during the evolution of synoptic cirrus K. Juurikkala et al. 10.5194/acp-25-13995-2025
- The potential environmental and climate impacts of stratospheric aerosol injection: a review H. Huynh & V. McNeill 10.1039/D3EA00134B
- Impacts of ice-nucleating particles on cirrus clouds and radiation derived from global model simulations with MADE3 in EMAC C. Beer et al. 10.5194/acp-24-3217-2024
- Cirrus formation regimes – data-driven identification and quantification of mineral dust effect K. Jeggle et al. 10.5194/acp-25-7227-2025
- Solar Geoengineering: History, Methods, Governance, Prospects E. Parson & D. Keith 10.1146/annurev-environ-112321-081911
- Are Climate Geoengineering Technologies Being Patented? An Overview Y. Ramos & F. Santos 10.3390/cli13040077
- Addressing the urgent need for direct climate cooling: Rationale and options R. Baiman et al. 10.1093/oxfclm/kgae014
- World Climate Research Programme lighthouse activity: an assessment of major research gaps in solar radiation modification research J. Haywood et al. 10.3389/fclim.2025.1507479
- Assessing predicted cirrus ice properties between two deterministic ice formation parameterizations C. Tully et al. 10.5194/gmd-16-2957-2023
- Solar Geoengineering: Trials, Innovation, Investments and the Need for Governance Y. Ramos & F. Santos 10.2139/ssrn.5068179
4 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Assessing the potential for simplification in global climate model cloud microphysics U. Proske et al. 10.5194/acp-22-4737-2022
- Mixed-phase regime cloud thinning could help restore sea ice D. Villanueva et al. 10.1088/1748-9326/aca16d
- Cirrus cloud thinning using a more physically based ice microphysics scheme in the ECHAM-HAM general circulation model C. Tully et al. 10.5194/acp-22-11455-2022
- A Parameterization of Cirrus Cloud Formation: Revisiting Competing Ice Nucleation B. Kärcher 10.1029/2022JD036907
Latest update: 03 Nov 2025
Short summary
The proposed geoengineering method, cirrus cloud thinning, was evaluated using a more physically based microphysics scheme coupled to a more realistic approach for calculating ice cloud fractions in the ECHAM-HAM GCM. Sensitivity tests reveal that using the new ice cloud fraction approach and increasing the critical ice saturation ratio for ice nucleation on seeding particles reduces warming from overseeding. However, this geoengineering method is unlikely to be feasible on a global scale.
The proposed geoengineering method, cirrus cloud thinning, was evaluated using a more physically...
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint