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Microphysical parameter choices modulate ice content and relative humidity in the outflow of a warm conveyor belt
Cornelis Schwenk
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Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, 55099, Germany
Annette Miltenberger
Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, 55099, Germany
Annika Oertel
Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research Troposphere Research (IMKTRO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, 76131, Germany
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Convection embedded in the stratiform cloud band of strongly ascending airstreams in extratropical cyclones (so-called warm conveyor belts) can influence not only surface precipitation but also the
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We studied how different parameter choices concerning cloud processes affect the simulated transport of water and ice into the upper atmosphere (which affects the greenhouse effect) during a weather system called a warm conveyor belt. Using a set of model experiments, we found that some parameters have a strong effect on humidity and ice, especially during fast ascents. These findings could help improve weather and climate models and may also be relevant for future climate engineering studies.
We studied how different parameter choices concerning cloud processes affect the simulated...
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