i
The hydrometeor partitioning and microphysical processes over the Pacific Warm Pool in numerical modeling
-
2017
-
Source: Atmospheric Research, 183, 308-321
Details:
-
Journal Title:Atmospheric Research
-
Personal Author:
-
NOAA Program & Office:
-
Description:Numerical modeling is conducted to study the hydrometeor partitioning and microphysical source and sink processes during a quasi-steady state of thunderstorms over the Pacific Warm Pool by utilizing the microphysical model WISCDYMM to simulate selected storm cases. The results show that liquid-phase hydrometeors dominate thunderstorm evolution over the Pacific Warm Pool. The ratio of ice-phase mass to liquid-phase mass is about 41%: 59%, indicating that ice-phase water is not as significant over the Pacific Warm Pool as the liquid water compared to the larger than 50% in the subtropics and ~ 80% in the US High Plains in a previous study. Sensitivity tests support the dominance of liquid-phase hydrometeors over the Pacific Warm Pool.
-
Keywords:
-
Source:Atmospheric Research, 183, 308-321
-
DOI:
-
ISSN:0169-8095
-
Format:
-
Publisher:
-
Document Type:
-
Funding:
-
Rights Information:Accepted Manuscript
-
Compliance:Library
-
Main Document Checksum:
-
Download URL:
-
File Type: