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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-2365-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-2365-2022
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Research article
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22 Feb 2022
Research article |
| 22 Feb 2022
| 22 Feb 2022
Microphysical processes producing high ice water contents (HIWCs) in tropical convective clouds during the HAIC-HIWC field campaign: dominant role of secondary ice production
Yongjie Huang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Ming Xue
Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Hugh Morrison
Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA
Jason Milbrandt
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Dorval, Quebec, Canada
Alexei V. Korolev
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada
Yachao Hu
Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China
Zhipeng Qu
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada
Mengistu Wolde
National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Cuong Nguyen
National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Alfons Schwarzenboeck
Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, UMR 6016, Laboratoire de Météor Physique, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Ivan Heckman
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- The impacts of secondary ice production on microphysics and dynamics in tropical convection Z. Qu et al. 10.5194/acp-22-12287-2022
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- High small ice concentration in stratiform clouds over Eastern China based on aircraft observations: Habit properties and potential roles of secondary ice production Y. Wang et al. 10.1016/j.atmosres.2022.106495
- High ice water content in tropical mesoscale convective systems (a conceptual model) A. Korolev et al. 10.5194/acp-24-11849-2024
- Investigating secondary ice production in a deep convective cloud with a 3D bin microphysics model: Part II - Effects on the cloud formation and development P. Grzegorczyk et al. 10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107797
- Impact of ice multiplication on the cloud electrification of a cold-season thunderstorm: a numerical case study J. Yang et al. 10.5194/acp-24-5989-2024
- Importance of secondary ice production in mixed-phase monsoon clouds over the Indian subcontinent S. Patade et al. 10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107890
- Impact of secondary ice production on thunderstorm electrification under different aerosol conditions S. Huang et al. 10.5194/acp-25-1831-2025
- Predicted Particle Properties (P3) Microphysics Scheme Coupled With WRF‐Chem Model: Evaluation With Convective and Stratiform Cases Q. Cao et al. 10.1029/2022JD037685
- A bin microphysics parcel model investigation of secondary ice formation in an idealised shallow convective cloud R. James et al. 10.5194/acp-23-9099-2023
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Short summary
Numerous small ice crystals in tropical convective storms are difficult to detect and could be potentially hazardous for commercial aircraft. Previous numerical simulations failed to reproduce this phenomenon and hypothesized that key microphysical processes are still lacking in current models to realistically simulate the phenomenon. This study uses numerical experiments to confirm the dominant role of secondary ice production in the formation of these large numbers of small ice crystals.
Numerous small ice crystals in tropical convective storms are difficult to detect and could be...
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