Life cycle evolution of mixing in shallow cumulus clouds

JS Lim, F Hoffmann - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how entrainment and mixing shape the cloud droplet size distribution (DSD)
is crucial for understanding the optical properties and precipitation efficiency of clouds …

Progress and challenges in modeling dynamics–microphysics interactions: From the pi chamber to monsoon convection

L Xue, S Bera, S Chen, H Choudhary… - Bulletin of the …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Following tradition, the 10th International Cloud Modeling Workshop (ICMW) was planned to
be held at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in Pune, India in July 2020, the …

Broadening of cloud droplet spectra through eddy hop**: Why did we all have it wrong?

WW Grabowski - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 2025 - journals.ametsoc.org
In situ aircraft observations in adiabatic and close-to-adiabatic cloudy volumes suggest that
cloud droplet spectra are often broader than predicted by growth of a droplet population …

Influences of environmental relative humidity and horizontal scale of subcloud ascent on deep convective initiation

H Morrison, JM Peters, KK Chandrakar… - Journal of the …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
This study examines two factors impacting initiation of moist deep convection: free-
tropospheric environmental relative humidity (ϕ E) and horizontal scale of subcloud ascent …

Increased aerosols can reverse Twomey effect in water clouds through radiative pathway

P Khatri, T Hayasaka, BN Holben, RP Singh, H Letu… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Aerosols play important roles in modulations of cloud properties and hydrological cycle by
decreasing the size of cloud droplets with the increase of aerosols under the condition of …

Between broadening and narrowing: How mixing affects the width of the droplet size distribution

JS Lim, F Hoffmann - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Entrainment and mixing play an essential role in sha** the droplet size distribution (DSD),
with commensurate effects on cloud radiative properties or precipitation formation. In this …

Shallow cumulus properties as captured by adiabatic fraction in high-resolution LES simulations

E Eytan, A Khain, M Pinsky, O Altaratz… - Journal of the …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Shallow convective clouds are important players in Earth's energy budget and hydrological
cycle, and are abundant in the tropical and subtropical belts. They greatly contribute to the …

Impacts of stochastic coalescence variability on warm rain initiation using Lagrangian microphysics in box and large-eddy simulations

H Morrison, KK Chandrakar, SI Shima… - Journal of the …, 2024 - journals.ametsoc.org
Various coalescence methods for Lagrangian microphysics schemes are tested in box and
large-eddy simulation (LES) models, including the stochastic all-or-nothing (AON) …

Simplified approximations of direct cumulus entrainment and detrainment

DJ Kirshbaum, H Morrison… - Journal of the …, 2024 - journals.ametsoc.org
In recent years, direct calculations of simulated cumulus entrainment and detrainment have
facilitated new physical insights into these highly elusive but critically important processes …

What Controls Crystal Diversity and Microphysical Variability in Cirrus Clouds?

KK Chandrakar, H Morrison… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Variability of ice microphysical properties like crystal size and density in cirrus clouds is
important for climate through its impact on radiative forcing, but challenging to represent in …