Articles | Volume 26, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-13983-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-13983-2026
Research article
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06 Oct 2026
Research article |  | 06 Oct 2026

Impacts of mesoscale atmospheric subsidence on cloud glaciation and decoupling in Arctic marine cold air outbreaks

Fiona Paulus, Joshua J. Müller, Benjamin Kirbus, Harald Sodemann, Lars van Gelder, Andreas Walbröl, Manfred Wendisch, and Roel A. J. Neggers

Data sets

Dropsonde measurements from HALO and POLAR 5 during HALO–(AC)3 in 2022 Geet George et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.968891

Integrated water vapour derived from passive microwave measurements over open ocean during the HALO–(AC)3 Campaign in Spring 2022 Andreas Walbröl et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.992898

Liquid water path derived from passive microwave measurements over open ocean during the HALO–(AC)3 Campaign in Spring 2022 Andreas Walbröl et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.992918

Radar reflectivities at 94 GHz and microwave brightness temperature measurements at 89 GHz during the HALO-AC3 Arctic airborne campaign Mario Mech et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.964977

Two-dimensional cloud-top and surface brightness temperature with 1 Hz temporal resolution derived at flight altitude from VELOX during the HALO–(AC)3 field campaign Michael Schäfer et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.963401

ISLAS2022: Calibrated stable water isotope measurements and aerosol measurements around the Nordic Seas Harald Sodemann et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.997052

Quality-controlled and gap-filled Lagrangian atmospheric measurements from Controlled Meteorological Balloons launched at Ny-Ålesund during March and April 2022 Harald Sodemann et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.997054

Model code and software

Model configuration and output Fiona Paulus https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18232592

Airborne measurements of mesoscale divergence at high latitudes during HALO–(AC)3 Fiona Paulus and Michail Karalis https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10402061

ac3airborne (Version v0.9.1) Mario Mech et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7305585

dalesteam/dales: DALES 4.3 Sylwester Arabas et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4604726

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Short summary
Cold Arctic air flowing from sea ice onto the warmer ocean waters rapidly warms, moistens, and forms clouds and precipitation. These events shape the Arctic climate but are difficult to observe and model. Particularly the role of large-scale sinking motion during these events is not fully understood. Using rare aircraft data and simulations to track an air mass for two days, we show that strong downward motion suppresses cloud growth, limits and delays precipitation, and reduces cloud lifetimes.
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