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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-10403-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-10403-2025
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12 Sep 2025
Research article |  | 12 Sep 2025

Influence of secondary ice production on cloud and rain properties: analysis of the HYMEX IOP7a heavy-precipitation event

Pierre Grzegorczyk, Wolfram Wobrock, Aymeric Dziduch, and Céline Planche

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The impact of secondary ice production (SIP) on an intense-precipitation event is investigated using 3D bin microphysics. Including SIP improves agreement with in situ aircraft observations (ice crystal number concentration and supercooled drop number fraction), generates small ice crystals, and redistributes condensed water mass toward smaller particle sizes. As these crystals melt, the liquid precipitation flux decreases, reducing total precipitation by 8 % and heavy rainfall by 20 %.
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