The role of aerosols and meteorological conditions  in shaping cloud droplet development in New  Mexico summer deep-convective systems

Wu, Huihui; Marsden, Nicholas; Connolly, Paul; Flynn, Michael; Williams, Paul I.; Finney, Declan; Hu, Kezhen; Nott, Graeme J.; Thamban, Navaneeth M.; Bower, Keith; Blyth, Alan; Gallagher, Martin; Coe, Hugh

doi:10.5194/acp-25-18409-2025

Articles | Volume 25, issue 24

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-18409-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-18409-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 25, issue 24

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17 Dec 2025

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| 17 Dec 2025

The role of aerosols and meteorological conditions in shaping cloud droplet development in New Mexico summer deep-convective systems

Huihui Wu, Nicholas Marsden, Paul Connolly, Michael Flynn, Paul I. Williams, Declan Finney, Kezhen Hu, Graeme J. Nott, Navaneeth M. Thamban, Keith Bower, Alan Blyth, Martin Gallagher, and Hugh Coe

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Airborne observations over the Magdalena Mountains in New Mexico underscore the combined influence of meteorological conditions and aerosol characteristics on the development of deep-convective clouds under different flow regimes. Model-observation comparisons emphasize the critical role of aerosol entrainment in reproducing the observed broad cloud droplet spectra. This study provides valuable constraints for improving parameterizations of aerosol-cloud interactions in deep convective systems.