Articles | Volume 23, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1987-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1987-2023
Research article
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08 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 08 Feb 2023

Temperature and cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) sensitivity of orographic precipitation enhanced by a mixed-phase seeder–feeder mechanism: a case study for the 2015 Cumbria flood

Julia Thomas, Andrew Barrett, and Corinna Hoose

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-740', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Sep 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-740', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Sep 2022
  • RC3: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-740', Anonymous Referee #3, 02 Oct 2022
  • AC1: 'Replies', Corinna Hoose, 30 Nov 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Corinna Hoose on behalf of the Authors (01 Dec 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (04 Dec 2022) by Hailong Wang
RR by Omid Alizadeh (05 Dec 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #4 (07 Jan 2023)
ED: Publish as is (07 Jan 2023) by Hailong Wang
AR by Corinna Hoose on behalf of the Authors (11 Jan 2023)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
We study the sensitivity of rain formation processes during a heavy-rainfall event over mountains to changes in temperature and pollution. Total rainfall increases by 2 % K−1, and a 6 % K−1 increase is found at the highest altitudes, caused by a mixed-phase seeder–feeder mechanism (frozen cloud particles melt and grow further as they fall through a liquid cloud layer). In a cleaner atmosphere this process is enhanced. Thus the risk of severe rainfall in mountains may increase in the future.
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