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Journal Title:
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
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Heiblum, Reuven H. ; Altaratz, Orit ; Koren, Ilan ; Feingold, Graham ; Kostinski, Alexander B. ; ... More +
Heiblum, Reuven H. ; Altaratz, Orit ; Koren, Ilan ; Feingold, Graham ; Kostinski, Alexander B. ; Khain, Alexander P. ; Ovchinnikov, Mikhail ; Fredj, Erick ; Dagan, Guy ; Pinto, Lital ; Yaish, Ricki ; Chen, Qian Less -
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OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; ESRL (Earth System Research Laboratory) ; CSL (Chemical Sciences Laboratory)
OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; ESRL (Earth System Research Laboratory) ; CSL (Chemical Sciences Laboratory) Less -
Description:
We study the evolution of warm convective cloud fields using large eddy simulations of continental and trade cumulus. Individual clouds are tracked a posteriori from formation to dissipation using a 3-D cloud-tracking algorithm, and results are presented in the phase space of center of gravity altitude versus cloud liquid water mass (CvM space). The CvM space is shown to contain rich information on cloud field characteristics, cloud morphology, and common cloud development pathways, together facilitating a comprehensive understanding of the cloud field. In this part we show how the meteorological (thermodynamic) conditions that determine the cloud properties are projected on the CvM phase space and how changes in the initial conditions affect the clouds' trajectories in this space. This part sets the stage for a detailed microphysical analysis that will be shown in part II.
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Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 121(11), 6336-6355.
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https://doi.org/10.1002/2015jd024186
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