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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-4545-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-4545-2023
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14 Apr 2023
Research article |  | 14 Apr 2023

Model-based insights into aerosol perturbation on pristine continental convective precipitation

Mengjiao Jiang, Yaoting Li, Weiji Hu, Yinshan Yang, Guy Brasseur, and Xi Zhao

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Relatively clean background aerosol over the Tibetan Plateau makes the study of aerosol–cloud–precipitation interactions distinctive. A convection on 24 July 2014 in Naqu was selected using the Weather Research Forecasting (WRF) model, including the Thompson aerosol-aware microphysical scheme. Our study uses a compromise approach to the limited observations. We show that the transformation of cloud water to graupel and the development of convective clouds are favored in a polluted situation.
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